Tag: PAEA
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USPS Files With PRC to Change Nonprofit Rates
On July 31, the Postal Service filed a request at the Postal Regulatory Commission to change the methodology by which nonprofit rates are set. It relates to the legal requirement that nonprofit marketing mail revenue per piece must equal, as closely as practicable, 60 percent of commercial mail’s. Since the postal law change of 2006…
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USPS testing legal limits
June 14, 2017 The USPS is pushing the legal envelope in two ways. First, it wants to override the CPI price cap that is written into law. And second, it is likely to propose rate increases for 2018, even if it has no Governors to approve the decision. The Postal Service is now testing whether…
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The Alliance in The Hill: “Protect American Consumers”
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…
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PRC Starts 10-year Regulatory Review
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,…
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PRC Urges Congress to Help the USPS Business Model
PRC urges Congress to help, but does not explicitly endorse several USPS requests. The 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) requires the regulator to write a report to Congress every five years on how the law is serving the nation. This is the second of these Section 701 reports. The PRC made 17 recommendations.…