Category: Press

USPS REGULATIONS & UPDATES Oct. 9 2018 03:37 AM Are Changes to Standard Mail on the Horizon? By Leo Raymond   An unfortunate yet chronic criticism of the Postal Service is that it seems to not understand its commercial customers’ businesses. What they do, why they do it, what their business objectives are – all that seems…

Call to Action: Respond to the USPS Proposal on Non-Paper Based Components PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS UPDATE (10/3/18): The USPS issued a clarification on September 20th stating that IF the rules for enclosures changes, any new requirements will not go into effect until 2020 at the earliest. The industry has done a great job submitting opposition letters and the…

How the USPS’s Proposed Changes to Marketing Mail Hurts Customers Written by Phil Thompson on October 02nd, 2018 in All, Leading Change   On August 23, the United States Postal Service filed a Federal Register with proposed changes to the definition of Marketing Mail Contents. This proposal has mailers at all levels very concerned, regardless of industry. Members of the…

POSTAL UPDATES Task force’s recommendations to Trump remain a mystery September 26, 2018 06:00 PM The planned Aug. 10 release of the study of USPS finances has passed without any disclosure of what the presidential task force recommended to Trump. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister Ever since President Trump ordered a commission to study…

Lawmakers stand behind the “Federal agency with the highest public approval rating.” Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill want to stop a Trump administration plan that envisions a privatized U.S. Postal Service. (Brynn Anderson/AP) By Joe Davidson Columnist September 24 A hefty, bipartisan congressional coalition wants to ensure that the mail carriers who trudge through snow,…

Postal Service Proposes to Ban Merchandise From Marketing Mail Venable LLP USA September 13 2018 The U.S. Postal Service, in a major change to its eligibility rules, has proposed to exclude all merchandise from letter and flat-shaped Marketing Mail (formerly Standard Mail). The proposal, published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2018, would allow “[n]o merchandise or…

POSTAL September 7, 2018 New USPS Rule Would Limit Marketing Mail to Paper Products Only (No More Merchandise) By Brendan Menapace FACEBOOKFACEBOOKTWITTERTWITTERLINKEDINLINKEDINEMAILEMAIL1 COMMENTCOMMENTS Credit: Getty Images by tsz01 The United States Postal Service announced that it is “contemplating amendment” of its mailing standards for domestic mail, changing the standards for letter-size and flat-size pieces. According to the release…

PROMOGRAM September 06, 2018 Proposed USPS Mail Changes Could Affect Industry By Sara Lavenduski The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced a proposed rule change to its Mailing Standards for Marketing Mail, which could have ramifications on promo firms.The notice of the rule change, issued by the USPS in the Federal Register, would limit all USPS Marketing…

POSTAL UPDATES USPS confirms two individuals to board­ of governors September 05, 2018 12:45 PM Robert M. Duncan and David C. Williams were confirmed as new members of the U.S. Postal Service’s Board of Governors on Aug. 28 by Senate vote. Washington Postal Scene by Bill McAllister After 20 months with no members, the United…

NPT News & Articles Nonprofit Mailers Challenges USPS’s Regulation Authority Nonprofit Mailers Challenges USPS’s Regulation Authority  SEPTEMBER 4, 2018       PAUL CLOLERY U.S. Postal Service (USPS) does not have the legal authority to put in place regulations limiting what fundraisers can put in envelopes to content that is only paper-based, printed matter. The proposed regulation changes violate…