Postal Service Goes "Global" With DHL.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1999-- Two-Day Delivery Guarantee to Europe San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden debuted the U.S. Postal Service's new international express product, principally a documents service, providing a day certain delivery guarantee to 19 countries in Western Europe Western Europe The countries of western Europe, especially those that are allied with the United States and Canada in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (established 1949 and usually known as NATO). on April 19. The new product, called Priority Mail Global Guaranteed (PMGG PMGG Priority Mail Global Guaranteed (USPS) ), is offered as part of an alliance the Postal Service has entered into with the international courier, DHL DHL abbr. 1. Doctor of Hebrew Letters 2. Doctor of Hebrew Literature Worldwide Express, Inc. The USPS (1) (Uninterruptible Switching Power Supply) A power supply for a computer that contains its own battery and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) circuitry. See power supply and UPS. will handle domestic collection while DHL will be responsible for delivery abroad. The Postal Service chose San Francisco as one of the major metropolitan markets to offer the new product because of the high volume of international mail currently emanating from the area, according to San Francisco District Manager Scott Tucker. "I'm delighted San Francisco has been chosen to showcase this exciting new product," Tucker noted, "and I'm certain that the San Francisco business community will respond positively, as it usually does, when offered a dependable, high quality product at a very affordable price." San Jose was also chosen to provide this service. The charge for Priority Mail Global Guaranteed will be $23 for up to eight ounces and $31 for over eight ounces and up to two pounds. The countries being served are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the territory of Gibralter. Major metropolitan markets other than that of San Francisco/San Jose where the service is available are: Boston; Charlotte; Greensboro, N.C.; Chicago; Houston; Miami; Minneapolis; St. Paul, Minn.; New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; Stamford, Conn.; Providence, R.I.; Philadelphia; Phoenix; and Washington. |
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