FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Contact: Media Relations
May 15, 2003 202-268-2155
Release No. 043
www.usps.com

BILL PAYING’S AS EASY AS CLICK, TWO, THREE

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service is now offering its business customers a new
online service intended to simplify their fiscal transactions. USPS Online Payment Services™
Business Edition lets usps.com users electronically make bill payments to those they would
ordinarily send checks. Through this service, business customers can gain more control over
their finances, while significantly reducing the time they spend managing accounts payable. The
service is offered in partnership with CheckFree Corporation (Nasdaq: CKFR).

Subscribers to USPS Online Payment Services™ Business Edition can enter invoice
information - including adjustments and credits - to be sent along with their bill payments. They can
also set access privileges for multiple employees, allowing staff to contribute to the various
stages of bill paying, while assigning final approval of outbound payments to management.

Additional features include the ability to schedule recurring payments for fixed amounts
and to receive electronic bills from credit card, insurance, and utility companies. Finally,
customers can export payment history into popular financial software packages such as
QuickBooks®, Quicken®, or Microsoft® Money.

USPS Online Payment Services Business Edition perfectly augments other Postal Service
offerings available through usps.com, such as NetPost Mailing Online and Click-N-Ship™,
providing business solutions that save time and money.

Customers wishing to subscribe to the USPS Online Payment Services Business Edition -
for the low monthly fee of $9.95 - can do so by logging on to http://www.usps.com/paybills and
following the prompts through registration. New subscribers receive one month of service free.

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