Tag: PRC
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A Nonprofit Mailer is Heard
You’ve heard our recent call to action submit your comments to the PRC regarding the Ten Year Rate Review. And while you understand the critical importance of reasonable postage rates, you may have thought “I don’t have time”, “I don’t know what to say.” or even “what difference does it make?”. This is the answer…
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Rate regulatory review accepting comments
The Postal Regulatory Commission is open for business, accepting comments by mail or directly on their website. The Alliance will be submitting comprehensive comments on behalf of all rate-paying nonprofit mailers and their constituents. Anyone sending by postal mail is urged to mail early to ensure their letter is received and entered as official comments…
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Asking For Important Data
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…
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Make a Difference For All Nonprofit Mailers
Action is needed now. We are more than halfway through the time allotted to submit your comments to the PRC regarding the regulatory review. If you plan to submit your comments via USPS mail, you’ve only TWO WEEKS LEFT to ensure they are included in this landmark decision. Before reading any further, please take a moment…
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USPS opposes and PRC agrees to deny customers’ requests
The people who will be most affected by the Postal Regulatory Commission review of pricing this year, the customers, respectfully asked for a couple of changes to the process and additional information. The monopoly provider, USPS, objected vehemently, and the monopoly regulator, PRC, went along in denying all customer requests. Procedures To recap, the Alliance…
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Senate Confirms Two PRC Commissioners
In the very early morning hours of Saturday, December 10, the following message emerged from the U.S. Senate: POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION Executive Calendar #740 – Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission for a term expiring October 14, 2022 (Reappointment) Executive Calendar #741 – Robert G. Taub, of…
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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 Approves USPS Rates for 2017
The Postal Regulatory Commission ruled that all categories of Market Dominant mailing services, except Special Services, are in compliance with law and may take effect on January 22, 2017. The PRC will rule on Special Services later, as it was late in receiving necessary information on complex proposed changes. This rates proposal was successful from…
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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.…
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PRC Orders Some Changes to Proposed Rates
While much better than 2015, the rate case made by USPS was not perfect. The PRC flagged a mainstay issue for the Alliance, ensuring that nonprofit mailers are not discriminated against in work share discounts relative to commercial mailers. The result was a set of changes to the prices for Nonprofit Enhanced Carrier Route. The…