Category: Press

Postal Regulators Lay Out New Proposal to Enable Larger USPS Rate Hikes Mailers say the new system could create uncertainty and drive customers away from the Postal Service. ERIC KATZ Senior Correspondant December 5, 2019 05:04 PM ET Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service could soon raise prices in a way that more closely follows…

Thursday | December 5th, 2019 Regulators Revise Market Dominant Mail Proposal Paul Clolery News December 5, 2019 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has issued a revised notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at modifying the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products, the organization announced. This revised rule-making takes into consideration comments received…

Regulator Rejects USPS 2020 First Class Mail Rates November 13, 2019 4:27 pm Ina Steiner   A day before the USPS releases its most recent quarter’s financial results, it got some bad news. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) is rejecting its proposed First Class Mail rates for 2020. It appears to be an unusual occurrence,…

USPS Hikes Price 23.8% For Some Nonprofit Mail The NonProfit Times News October 14, 2019 Postal rates would rise by an overall average 1.9 percent next year under a proposal filed by the United States Postal Service (USPS) but some classes of nonprofit mail might get double-digit hikes. The USPS filed notice with the Postal…

Court Declares Postal Rate Increase Unlawful The NonProfit Times News September 17, 2019 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) failed to follow the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) when it allowed a 10-percent increase in First Class postage. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C.) Circuit ruled that that decision was unlawful and…

Management Court Rules Postal Service’s Largest-Ever Stamp Price Increase Is Illegal Decision sparks confusion as USPS says it is weighing its legal options. September 13, 2019 Postal Service Eric Katz Senior Correspondent A federal court dealt a major blow to the U.S. Postal Service on Friday, ruling that the mailing agency’s five-cent price increase for…

Selected first-class rates could rise in January 2020 Aug 15, 2019, 4 PM Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister A major mail industry group is predicting that the United States Postal Service will soon propose increases of “a little over 2 percent” for some first-class mail, market mail and periodicals. The price for a single…

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Why the ink is red for the U.S. Postal Service Jun 13, 2019, 1 PM U.S. Postal Service mailbox. Image courtesy of USPS. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister Few former postal officials have as much experience as former executive Stephen M. Kearney. From running the United States stamp program to managing pricing and mail…

Alliance Study Examines Drivers of USPS Cost Growth June 10, 2019 An article in the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers’ June 5 Alliance Report dug into the current trend of USPS costs outrunning USPS revenues. The report’s findings revealed that the Postal Service may be doing things that an institution with financial challenges like those facing…