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LCA will also seek to coordinate universal service efforts in the postal and telecommunications
sectors. For example, LCA will have authority to direct the LPO to act as a public telecenter
and/or public Internet access point in underserved areas, at rates and terms to be overseen by the
LCA.

Convergence
The Government will also seek to promote the availability of convergent services that are
substitutes for, or adjuncts to, conventional postal services. Increasing Internet access will enable
the growth of e-mail and instant messaging, which is often a faster, less-costly means of written
communications. The Government recognises that such services may lower postal revenues. The
Government will encourage the postal service to compensate for the decrease in revenue by
introducing new services, including "hybrid" postal services, which combine the transmission of
information over the Internet and the creation of a physical document.

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