Affordable Mail Alliance Comments on informal ruling issued by a Postal Regulatory Commission lawyer Oct 12, 2010 regarding USPS possibly raising postage rates. THE OCTOBER 12 LETTER-RULING OF THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL IS EITHER UNLAWFUL OR INEFFECTIVE. The OGC letter, if treated as a binding substantive ruling, violates the due process rights of AMA […]
Washington, DC –The Postal Regulatory Commission invites press and interested parties to a short briefing on its decision in the U.S. Postal Service Request for an above inflation, “exigent” price increase for its market-dominant products. This is the first time that the issue of what is an “exceptional or extraordinary” circumstance will be decided under […]
Press Release From Affordable Mail Alliance Union Challenges Existence of Postal Service Financial Crisis Washington, DC – Underscoring the recklessness of the massive rate increase proposed by the United States Postal Service on July 6, American Postal Workers Union President William Burrus made clear on Friday that his Union does not believe the Service is […]
Burrus Update #13-2010, July 29, 2010 Competing Interests, Diverging Views In many Updates and editorials on postal issues, I have criticized the influence of large mailers on the USPS — even while acknowledging that they provide much of the volume that makes it possible for the Postal Service to maintain its national network and provide […]
The National Newspaper Association Monday joined a nationwide alliance of nearly 700 companies and associations calling for the Postal Regulatory Commission to promptly dismiss a request for a major postage rate increase. The Affordable Mail Alliance, representing NNA members and many other mailers’ organizations, told the PRC today that the Postal Service must not be […]
From Mailing Mailing Systems Technology via Postcom: A question that’s top of mind for many mailers who went through the Postal Accountability Enhancement Act of 2006 (PAEA) is, what does Congress think about the recent USPS filing to the PRC of an exigent rate increase? Here are some things to consider on the legality of […]
About 90 Percent of Proposed Price Changes Under 6 Percent WASHINGTON — Volume discounts and free additional weight are included in the proposed price changes the U.S. Postal Service filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today. Price changes for the majority of products and services fall between 4 percent and 6 percent. These products […]
Highlights * First-Class Mail stamps would increase to 46 cents. A new Forever Stamp image will be available in October. * First-Class Mail postcard prices will increase 2 cents to 30 cents. * Periodicals will receive an 8 percent increase. * Recommended increase for catalogs is 5.1 percent. * Standard Mail parcels will increase about […]
* Beginning September 14, 1975, additional ounces were charged a lower rate. Since July 15, 1979, a surcharge has been added for non-standard envelope sizes. HISTORIAN UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE MAY 2009
New coalition of mail customers call on Postal Regulatory Commission to reject rate increases Washington, DC – The Affordable Mail Alliance, an unprecedented coalition of Postal customers, is today calling on the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject the United States Postal Service’s new proposal to increase postal rates by ten times the rate permissible by […]