31.   The Supreme Court today refused to block the U.S. Postal Service from competing with private delivery companies by offering individually negotiated volume discounts to large international mailers.

32.   They have had plenty of companies offering them volume discounts.

33.   These smaller carriers obtain deep volume discounts from Sprint, and then resell service without spending as heavily as the big carriers on advertising and promotion.

34.   This fare structure often results in volume discounts for large companies that plan trips in advance through travel agencies.

35.   This kind of price competition has already started curbing health care cost increases as big employers and insurance companies insist on what are effectively volume discounts.

36.   Those shipments are heavily weighted toward large companies that already get steep volume discounts, however.

37.   Volume discounts are available.

38.   Under this concept, the only variation allowed in prices would be volume discounts for large purchasers, which are standard practice in any industry.

39.   Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is betting superior computer technology and its ability to secure volume discounts from suppliers will help it succeed in Germany where others have failed.

40.   Volume discounts, as in any business, would be available.