USPS Opposes Mailer Groups’ Request To Intervene In Rate Case Appeal

According to Postcom: “We’re shocked! Shocked, we tell you. The Postal Service has opposed any intervention by any of the parties who were going to be tagged with higher rates as a result of its exigency request. Perhaps we’ll need to wait until after December 3rd for the Postal Service to come back to its […]

USPS’ Preliminary Statement Of Issues In Rate Case Appeal

On Petition for Review from the Postal Regulatory Commission,PRC Docket No. R2010-4 1. Whether the PRC’s refusal to allow the Postal Service to make any adjustment to postage rates in response to the “extraordinary and exceptional” volume declines in the recent recession was based on an erroneous construction of 39 U.S.C. § 3622. 2. Whether […]

Appeals Court Sets Schedule For USPS Appeal Of PRC’s Denial Of Rate Increase

The U.S. Postal Service on October 22, 2010 appealed the Sept. 30 ruling of the Postal Regulatory Commission denying the Postal Service exigent price request. According to court records: The United States Postal Service hereby petitions this Court for review of Order Number 547 of the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), issued on September 30, 2010, […]