Author: Steve Kearney
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Alliance notes
January 10, 2018 Association TRENDS: Another USPS lump of coal: Final rule on customized postage Linn’s: New rules for computer-generated postage rile some Reuters: Trump wants Postal Service to charge ‘much more’ for Amazon shipments The Washington Post: Trump trains crosshairs on favorite target, again – Amazon The Washington Post: Two Marines team up to…
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New Rules for Computer-Generated Postage Rile Some–Linn’s
December 28, 2017 – Linn’s Stamp News Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister After a year of study, the United States Postal Service has announced what images and subject matter it will allow on computer-generated postage created by Stamps.com, Zazzle.com and other companies. Some mailers are not happy with the Postal Service’s final proposal, printed in the Federal Register on…
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Another USPS Lump of Coal–Association TRENDS
Association Trends, December 21, 2017 Another USPS lump of coal: Final rule on customized postage ‘No’ on nonprofits eligibility under new standards As the holiday season gets in full-on mode, we at the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers unfortunately need to continue delivering bad news from our U.S. Postal Service. The Service issued its final rule on the allowable content…
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It ain’t over till it’s over!
December 19, 2017 The entire mailing world is in a state of shock over the December 1 proposal rolled out by Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Robert Taub. It seems like complete capitulation by the very agency whose mission is to protect captive customers from abuses by the Postal Service monopoly that the PRC regulates. But…
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USPS Lump of Coal
December 19, 2017 Another USPS lump of coal: Final Rule on Customized Postage As the holiday season gets in full-on mode, we at the Alliance wish all of our members, sponsors, and supporters all the best. Unfortunately, however, we need to continue delivering bad news from our United States Postal Service. They issued their final…
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Alliance notes
December 19, 2017 The NonProfit Times: New System Might Spike Postal Rates Linn’s Stamp News: U.S. Postal Service gets rate wish and more Government Executive: Postal Regulator Allows Higher Rates, but Denies USPS Autonomy in Setting Prices Publishing Executive: USPS Bail Out Could Hike Postal Rates 41% in Next Five Years…
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New System Might Spike Postal Rates–The NonProfit Times
New System Might Spike Postal Rates DECEMBER 12, 2017 MARK HRYWNA Postal rates could climb as much as 40 percent during the next five years under a proposal by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). In a congressionally-mandated review a decade after postal reform, the PRC said the ratemaking system had been “largely successful in achieving…
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Alert–PRC Announces Proposal to Increase Rates Well Above Inflation
December 1, 2017 The Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Robert Taub, announced today that the current pricing system is not meeting all of the goals of the 2006 postal law. Therefore, the Commission is proposing to keep the CPI cap but also add several adjustments, all of which definitely or potentially add cost to…
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Alliance Alert–PRC Announces Ten-Year Rate Proposal
December 1, 2017 The Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission announced today that the current pricing system is not meeting all of the goals of the 2006 postal law. Therefore, the Commission is proposing to keep the CPI cap but also add several adjustments, all of which definitely or potentially add cost to customers: 2%…