RelayOne

RelayOne
	Logo of RelayOne, 2000
Product type	Email to postal system service
Produced by	Royal Mail
Country	United Kingdom; United States;
Introduced	1998
Discontinued	2000
Tagline	Welcome to the post office of the future... open for business today
Website	relayone.co.uk

RelayOne was an

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History

The service launched in the United Kingdom in March 1998, and by April of that year a United States launch was planned.^[1]

The service cost £1.50 per page and up to 50 pages could be sent for £5,

greeting cards that could be printed was later added.^[1] Royal Mail's technology partner for the system was the American company, Microsoft.^[3]

The service was discontinued in 2000 as it was not commercially viable.[3] At the time of its demise RelayOne was handling 400 items a month.^[3] Royal Mail did however continue to support a similar free of charge system used to send mail to the British Armed Forces serving overseas.^[3]

^ ^a ^b "Royal Mail and MS plan US launch for RelayOne". ZDNET. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "A marriage made in cyberspace". New Scientist. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Richardson, Tim. "Royal Mail ditches e-mail operation". The Register. Retrieved 8 April 2023.