Category: Alerts

March 6, 2020 Dear Friends of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers: We just had a call with Steve Monteith, VP of marketing at USPS, about coronavirus.  The short version is that the U.S. Postal Service has decided on no significant changes nor identified any service issues at the moment, except for previously announced impacts on…

December 5, 2019 The Postal Regulatory Commission this morning announced a new proposal and rulemaking process in its 10-year rate review that started December 6, 2016.  A copy of the press release is attached.  Comments on the proposal are due on February 3 2020, with reply comments due on March 4 2020.  The Alliance will,…

Alliance Alert—2020 USPS Price Cap to be 1.9% With today’s data released by the Postal Regulatory Commission, it is highly likely that the price cap on each class of mail will be 1.9 percent.  We expect the USPS Governors to approve a pricing proposal soon, and to file it at the PRC before October 10.…

September 16, 2019 On Friday the 13th of September, before the rise of the full moon, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that the decision by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to allow a record 10 percent increase in single-piece First Class stamp postage was unlawful and must be reviewed. (We…

August 2, 2019 Hello, Members, Sponsors, and Friends of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers! What used to be viewed as a fairly routine activity, Senate confirmation of postal appointees, could go down as a turning point in the future of our postal system.  August 1, 2019 will be remembered as the day that three USPS…

American Mail Alliance Statement Relating to the Report of the President’s Task Force on the Postal System Now that the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal System has issued its report, the question naturally arises: Where do we go from here?  As the report makes clear, there is a need for a comprehensive…

Task Force Report Released–Alliance Reaction is Negative   December 6, 2018   This week, the Administration released the long-awaited postal task force report.  It is titled “United States Postal Service: A Sustainable Path Forward Report from the Task Force on the United States Postal System.” Many stakeholders, including unions, package shippers and mailers already have…

November 30, 2018 2:16 PM Postal Service Statement on Informed Delivery Accounts Informed Delivery is a free and optional notification feature that gives residential consumers the ability to digitally preview their letter-sized mail and manage their packages scheduled to arrive soon. Informed Delivery benefits the entire household by allowing users to view what is coming…

VIA EXPRESS MAIL AND EMAIL September 4, 2018 Manager, Product Classification U.S. Postal Service 475 L’Enfant Plaza S.W., Room 4446 Washington DC  20260-5015 Re: USPS Marketing Mail Content Eligibility (advance notice of proposed rulemaking published at 84 Fed. Reg. 42624 (August 23, 2018) Dear Sir or Madam: The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers (“ANM”) respectfully submits these…

June 26, 2018 Statement on the USPS section of the June 21, 2018 Executive Office of the President Report: Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers will respect the process and wait for the August 10, 2018 report by the President’s Task Force on the United States Postal System.  We agree…