Category: Alerts
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Alert–American Mail Alliance Opposes PRC Rate Increase Proposal
February 28, 2018 The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers on Thursday will file its detailed comments on the Postal Regulatory Commissioners’ proposal to raise postage rates as much as 40% over the next 5 years. In addition, many nonprofits already have sent comments to the PRC. Yesterday, we joined the rest of the mailing community in…
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USPS Delays Move Update Assessment Fees to April
February 12, 2018 The Postal Service today announced that the new fees it will begin charging mailers for failure to fully comply with Move Update rules will be delayed until April 2018. The fees will be based on “census” measuring of all mailpieces entered. Here is the USPS announcement of the delay and information on…
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Alliance and Grass-Roots Effort Prevents Major Rate Hit to Nonprofit Mailers
February 7, 2018 Saves Nonprofit Mailers $61.5 Million per Year Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission issued an extremely important order, agreeing with the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers and over 80 nonprofits that wrote letters. The USPS will not be allowed to change the calculation of the 60 percent ratio between nonprofit and commercial Marketing Mail…
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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%…
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Alert–PRC To Start Rulemaking To Change USPS Rates System
November 30, 2017 Tomorrow at 1 PM EST, the Postal Regulatory Commission will announce a proposed rulemaking to change the current system for setting and regulating USPS Market Dominant mailing postage rates. This comes as the result of 255 days of private deliberation after the PRC received numerous comments from customers, the USPS, its unions,…
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USPS Mail Prices Approved for January 21, 2018
November 9, 2017 The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued an Order approving all of the Market Dominant mailing price changes that the Postal Service proposed for implementation on Sunday, January 21, 2018. The PRC Order can be found here. This Order does not include any change to the calculation of the 60 percent ratio of…
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USPS Calculation of 60% Ratio of Nonprofit to Commercial
October 10, 2017 The law requires the US Postal Service to ensure that the revenue per piece it receives from the customers who use Nonprofit Marketing Mail equal 60 percent of that received from commercial users of Marketing Mail. This is a matter of public policy to encourage charitable giving, similar to the tax deductibility…
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Alert–USPS Proposes Higher Rates for 2018
USPS Proposes Higher Rates for 2018: Drop-Shipped Nonprofit Marketing Mail Letters Take Another Hit Above Inflation Exclusive ANM Rate Comparison Charts available through the links below Friday, October 6, 2017 The US Postal Service issued the following announcement today. The filing at the Postal Regulatory Commission can be found HERE. WASHINGTON — The United States Postal…