The USPS has monopoly access to the suburban mail box. Restricting mail box use impedes transportation efficiency. By raising suburban delivery costs, house utility is reduced.
I start with this report. Then imagine the life of the United Parcel Service delivery person. 40% of the cost of the last mile is the time spent from the delivery seat to the front door. The mail box monopoly restricts a more ambitious, and secure use of home delivery. Even with limited automation, adding quality to the mail box, and placing it near the curb offers enormous advantages in options for last mile delivery. If the pizza delivery boy carried wireless tracking then the customer would know the exact second the pizza was delivered to a curb side delivery box.
The fear in the government mail industry is that their monopoly hold on the mail box and inflexible pricing go together, exactly the opposite of what we want.
