Postal Regulatory Commission Signs Off on Shorter Retail Hours for Post Offices

The Postal Service has assured the Commission through written and oral testimony that access to postal services will be maintained in the following ways:

• Post offices will continue to provide the same services they provide today.
• Access to post office boxes will remain unchanged.
• Collection boxes at post offices will remain in place.
• Saturday hours will not be affected.
• Post offices in the most remote and isolated locations will remain open at least six hours each weekday.

The Postal Service also emphasized that it generally will not close offices unless a community expresses a strong preference for discontinuance.