Tennessee matched the national record-breaking on-time performance scores for the delivery of First-Class Mail, setting another new record for highest level of service during the third quarter of fiscal year 2008.

While national overnight delivery service climbed a full percentage point from the previous fiscal quarter, reaching an average of 97 percent on-time delivery, local district scores in Tennessee maintained this same high rating for on-time delivery as seen also in the previous quarter.

The third quarter covers April, May and June 2008.

Since 1990, the Postal Service has contracted with an independent agency to measure First-Class Mail service performance independently and objectively.

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