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105694 1 (1978-04-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadxzc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DCCUEN!T RESONB 05694 - [B12261921 United States Postal Service. April 13, 1918. 12 pp. 4*Anclosure (1 pp.). Testimony before the House Committee ca Post Office and Civil Service: Postal Personnel and modernization Subcommittee; by William J. Anderson, Deputy Director, Gene:al Government Div. C~ntbct: General Government Div. Or-qanization Concerned: Postal Service. Congressional Relevance: House Lommittee cir Post Office and Civil Service: Postal Personnel and Modernization- Subcommittee. The Post-I Service faces advmncements in cGouvtications technologies whic, are expected to eliminate mail. It is estimated that electronic systems may eventually divert 20% to 50% of first-class mail. However, the remaining mail, uhatever the volume. will ieed to be handled in the most economical manner. since electronic technology has the potential fci reducing mail handling costs and offering better service, tha Postal Service has little choice but to coitinue efforts tc use tLis technoloqy. The greatest impact of electronic technology wili involve transaction mail such as orders, invoices kills, and payments which account for about 70% of all first class mail. Electronic funds transfer is extected to reduce the use of the mails for financial transactions. Since the late 1960s, the Service has been conducting feasibility studies which have concluded that electronic message systema could be both technically and economically fe-.sible. Currently, there are two basic -fforts directed toward using electronic message systems -- research and developitent of an electronic message syctes and evaluation and testing of existing electronic equipment foL postal application. Prospects for widespread use of electronic message systems are unknown but involve several facttrs: the volume ot mail that could be diverted to electronic funds transfer, the ,aount of competition that can be expected from the private sector, and the economic tenefits to the Service. (EBS)

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