The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) may slow down delivery times to some customers as it seeks to shave billions from its annual operations expenditure.
USPS said in a statement issued on August 22 that it is holding a pre-filing conference to discuss “plans to improve mail processing and transportation” across the country. While some customers will see improved delivery times—specifically those that live within 50 miles of its largest processing facilities, others who live more rurally won’t be so lucky.
“Depending on location, time and distance, expected time to deliver will increase for some ZIP code pairs,” the release reads. Exactly how many zip codes could be affected is not reported. Newsweek has contacted the USPS for clarification via email.