Tag: PRC
-
The Hill: A free-market fix to the Postal Service’s wasteful spending
BY LESLIE PAIGE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 08/29/17 The great eclipse of 2017 was a unique nationwide astrological phenomenon enjoyed by tens of millions of Americans. It was so significant that the United States Postal Service (USPS) engineered a ground-breaking stamp to commemorate the event. The stamp contains thermochromic ink, which allows it to transform from…
-
The Postal Service is not about to run out of money
August 26, 2017 By Linda Thomas Brooks, President and CEO, MPA—The Association of Magazine Media USPS is opting for unprecedented rate hikes rather than efficiency The United States Postal Service is an aging, but still powerful, beast. Under federal law, America’s mailboxes are the sole domain of the USPS, and many types of mail can…
-
Nonprofit Mailers Aren’t Happy – Three Reasons Why
August 14, 2017 Nonprofit mailers are not happy – and here are three reason why. 1. USPS is not responding to adversity like a business On August 7, the National Association of Letter Carriers announced that they had ratified a labor agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. Read the announcement by the NALC here. And…
-
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…
-
Summary of Alliance Comments
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”
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…
-
The PRC Rate Case Comment Period Ends MONDAY
The comment period ends MONDAY, March 20. The time is now to tell the PRC just how valuable every cent is to those your mission serves. Just recognizing that the CPI cap on postage rate increases is critical to your mission isn’t enough – now is the time to defend it, or risk losing it.…
-
Rate Review Comments Due March 20
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Price cap on postage is at stake Twelve days from now, all eyes should be on the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) comment page for the ten-year rate review. This is for public input to the process in which the PRC must decide whether the postage rate regulatory process that has been…
-
Defend Affordable Postage Now
These nonprofit mailers have taken the extra step to make a difference in their missions, and to protect affordable postage rates. Just recognizing that the CPI cap on postage rate increases is critical to your mission isn’t enough – now is the time to defend it, or risk losing it. You already know the most…