SMS may put Philippine Post Office out of business

According to an article in abs-cbnnews, reported on SMS: Business Gets the message, text messaging has replaced mail correspondence as the chief mode of communication in the Philippines and may put the Philippine Postal Corp. out of business. Quezon City Postmaster Cipriano Pagaduan said the company used to handle 160,000 letters a day, but the advent of text messaging has reduced the number by at least 25 percent.

emily | 1:53 PM | SMS and Business |
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