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==History== The [[United States Congress]] originally passed the PES in 1792, under powers granted it in the [[United States Constitution]] to "establish Post Offices and Post Roads." The PES granted the government the power for the carriage and delivery of letter mail. Today the USPS is empowered to suspend the PES, if it believes such a private postal service would be in the interests of the general public. The PES consists of {{usc|18|1693|1696}} and {{usc|39|601|606}}, implemented under 39 [[Code of Federal Regulations]] Parts 310 and 320. These restrict the carriage and delivery of letter mail by private organizations, except as described in the next section. The PES only cover "letters" and not other mailable items such as [[Package delivery|parcels]] or [[periodicals]].
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