Opinion ID: 2481
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: CPUs

Text: In order to comply with the Congressional mandate, the USPS uses both traditional post offices (or classified post offices) as well as CPUs, postal facilities operated by private parties on private property pursuant to revenue-sharing contracts with the government. The CPUs furnish postal services to places where it is not otherwise geographically or economically feasible to build and operate official classified post offices. Originally called contract stations, CPUs have been used by the Postal Service since the 1880s. [3] The Glossary of Postal Terms defines a CPU as: A postal unit that is a subordinate unit within the service area of a main post office. It is usually located in a store or place of business and is operated by a contractor who accepts mail from the public, sells postage and supplies, and provides selected special services (for example, postal money order or registered mail).... United States Postal Service Glossary of Postal Terms, Publication 32, May 1997 (Updated With Revisions Through July 5, 2007) at 27. [4] Five thousand CPUs across the country are in locations as diverse as private homes, gas stations, seminaries, groceries, gift shops, and hardware stores. See Defendants' Statement Pursuant to Local Rule 56 of the Southern District of New York (Local Rule 56(a)1 Statement), ¶ 6, December 27, 2004; Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act § 302 Network Plan, June 2008, at 42-43. [5] Several are operated by faith-based entities. See Defendants' Local Rule 56(a)1 Statement, ¶ 16.