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Sweden Tries To Make 'Snail Mail' Faster

from National Public Radio
March 11, 2011

Postal officials in Sweden came up with a way to get rid of paper stamps, and let people use mobile phones to pay for postage. Customers would text a payment, and then receive a text back with a code. They write the code on the item, and ship it off.

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  • Morning Edition, March 11, 2011
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