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The dedicated page for the legislation, known as the Delivery Protection Act but also referred to as Intro 518 based on its labeling within the New York City City Council, shows no action on the bill since the April hearing. While there are numerous provisions in the proposal, its key regulations would be that delivery companies in New York City would need to be licensed, and that subcontracting out deliveries by a company operating the “core services” of delivery would be prohibited. Federal Express’(NYSE: FDX) independent delivery companies are generally considered to have more flexibility in their operations than Amazon DSPs, and that could be a pathway for Amazon to follow.