Alternative Delivery

Alternative Delivery - A non-postal method to distribute or deliver mail matter. For example, facsimile and electronic funds transfer in place of First-Class Mail; freight forwarding in place of Standard Mail (B), Priority Mail^TM, or Express Mail; private carriers in place of Periodicals or Standard Mail. (Also see Private Express Statutes.)

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Source: USPS, 27 August 2009 15:28:29, http://www.usps.com/cpim/ftp/pubs/pub32/pub32a_g.html