Denmark's postal service company to end letter-carrying service after 400 years due to digitization
Physical letters have declined dramatically in volume over the last twenty five years, the company said, from almost 1.5 billion in the year 2000 to only 110 million in 2024, over a 90% decrease.
AN UNDATED era street collection mail box from Denmark is seen in a display at the US National Postal Museum September 27, 2013, in Washington, DC. (photo credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images)ByTZVI JASPER
