The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006 required the FTC to submit a ¿comprehensive report identifying the fed. and State laws that apply differently to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) with respect to the competitive category of mail and to private co. providing similar products¿; and to include recommend. This report identifies, and quantifies to the extent possible, the USPS¿s economic burdens and advantages that exist by virtue of its status as a fed. gov¿t. entity and its postal and mailbox monopolies. It also accounts for the ¿net economic effect¿ of the relevant laws by examining the compounded marketplace impacts, or ¿distortions,¿ that they bring about. It also explores potential means for minimizing or eliminating these distortions.