Author: Steve Kearney

  • More Nonprofit Mailer Comments are Welcome

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    Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Please consider telling your story about the importance of mail with stable pricing. You can mail a letter to the PRC Commissioners at: Postal Regulatory Commission 901 New York Avenue NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC  20268-0001 RE: Ten-Year Rate System Review, Docket No. RM 2017-3 Dear Commissioners: Letters should be mailed…

  • Few Comments, but Great Stories

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    Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Few comments so far, but they tell great stories Most would-be commenters are waiting until the due date, March 20. This is either for strategic advantage—they don’t want anyone to have a chance to rebut their comments, or it is human nature to wait until the due date. In any case,…

  • Rate Review Comments Due March 20

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    Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Price cap on postage is at stake Twelve days from now, all eyes should be on the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) comment page for the ten-year rate review. This is for public input to the process in which the PRC must decide whether the postage rate regulatory process that has been…

  • Defend Affordable Postage Now

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    These nonprofit mailers have taken the extra step to make a difference in their missions, and to protect affordable postage rates. Just recognizing that the CPI cap on postage rate increases is critical to your mission isn’t enough – now is the time to defend it, or risk losing it. You already know the most…

  • A Nonprofit Mailer is Heard

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    You’ve heard our recent call to action submit your comments to the PRC regarding the Ten Year Rate Review. And while you understand the critical importance of reasonable postage rates, you may have thought “I don’t have time”, “I don’t know what to say.” or even “what difference does it make?”. This is the answer…

  • Alliance Notes

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    CNET: Amazon lowers minimum for free shipping to $35 UPS: UPS tests residential delivery via drone launched from atop package car Yahoo Finance: Spartan Motors’ Utilimaster Seeks Withdrawal from USPS Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Program as Body Builder USAA: SLIDESHOW: Watch Out for These 6 Tax Season Scams Dead Tree Edition: More Mail on Saturday?…

  • Rate regulatory review accepting comments

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    The Postal Regulatory Commission is open for business, accepting comments by mail or directly on their website. The Alliance will be submitting comprehensive comments on behalf of all rate-paying nonprofit mailers and their constituents. Anyone sending by postal mail is urged to mail early to ensure their letter is received and entered as official comments…

  • 3 versions of USPS 1st quarter results reported

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    Depending on the report you read, the USPS had a great, a pretty good, or a terrible first quarter. The net income according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) was $1.4 billion. The “controllable” by postal management net income was $522 million, and the GAAP net income minus an adjustment to workers’ compensation (WC) expense…

  • Asking For Important Data

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    Congress and the Postal Regulatory Commission are attempting to make important decisions on the future of the U.S. Postal Service, its mailing industry partners, and its customers. Representing an important segment of customers who rely on the mail for their funding, the Alliance continues to make the case that better data is needed to make…

  • Linn’s Stamp News—PMG Brennan urges Postal Regulatory Commission to end postage price cap

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    February 15, 2017 01:45 PM By Bill McAllister, Washington Correspondent PMG Brennan urges Postal Regulatory Commission to end postage price cap There is a crack in the mailers coalition backing the bipartisan bill that Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan has endorsed. The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers said Brennan’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee “should…