WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion, the financially struggling agency says.
In an announcement scheduled for later Wednesday, the service is expected to say the Saturday mail cutback would begin in August.
The move accentuates one of the agency’s strong points — package delivery has increased by 14 percent since 2010, officials say, while the delivery of letters and other mail has declined with the increasing use of email and other Internet use.
[iframe src=”http://embed.newsinc.com/Single/iframe.html?WID=2&VID=24332717&freewheel=91417&sitesection=wnd&height=320&width=425″ height=320 width=425 frameborder=no scrolling=no noresize marginwidth=0px marginheight=0px]
