Tag: nine objectives

  • Summary of Alliance Comments

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    Steve Kearney
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    Summary of Comments of the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, MPA—The Association of Magazine Media, and Postcom—The Association for Postal Commerce (Comments were filed at the Postal Regulatory Commission on March 20, 2017) The Postal Service is a regulated monopoly.  For this reason, the law requires the Commission to regulate the prices charged by the Postal…

  • The Alliance in The Hill: “Protect American Consumers”

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    In an op-ed article published March 22 by The Hill, the Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers, along with MPA – the Association of Magazine Media, and PostCom, reiterated the importance of affordable pricing, as well as a healthy, efficient Postal Service. “A healthy U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is in everyone’s interests, especially those of us who…

  • Asking For Important Data

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    Steve Kearney
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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…

  • PRC Starts 10-year Regulatory Review

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    Steve Kearney
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    At 8:02:10 AM EST on December 20, 2016, a very long and complicated process was started. This is the 10-year anniversary of the passage of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) of 2006. The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) initiated the process by issuing a 12-page order that lays out its scope, the initial process,…