postalizev.

1893 Rev. of Reviews Oct. 394 Why not postalize Railway Traffic, and go as far as you like for 2½d?

1914 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 28 585 The Postmaster General who would win the confidence of the public for a proposal to ‘postalize’ the telegraph and telephone, must produce, not statistics, but a plan for the conduct of the business.

1966 Economist 17 Sept. 1166/1 This American gas expert, incidentally, would suggest selling to all boards at the same price, which might certainly interest the boards remote from Britain's east coast; but this idea of ‘postalising gas’ seems an ancillary frill on this argument.

2002 Indiana Business Mag. (Nexis) 1 June 66 Carriers started postalizing their rates—x cents per minute regardless of the time of day, day of week or mileage.

1913 Frederick (Maryland) Post 24 Dec. 1/6 Only ‘the original fossils’ in the House are against postalization of the telephone and telegraph business.

1939 Sun (Baltimore) 19 Jan. 14/7 Chairman Marion M. Caskie..suggested today that the commission be given a mandate from Congress before investigating the Hastings plan for postalization of the railroads.

1993 L. Hannah Engineers, Managers & Politicians 88 The Central Authority itself had to fix its own tariff for the bulk supply of electricity to the Boards and initially did well in reflecting costs by resisting pressure for ‘postalisation’ or charging a common national price.

1935 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 19 June 4/1 ‘Postalized’ rail travel.

1939 Sun (Baltimore) 19 Jan. 14/7 (heading) I.C.C. seeks order for investigating postalized rail fares.

2004 Metrop. Corporate Counsel (Nexis) Sept. 13 Many large users of telecommunications services have contracted with their carriers for flat or ‘postalized’ long distance rates.