Updated Mailing Lists May Be Required
This last week the Postal Service published a regulation in the Federal Register that would require mailers and mail service providers handling carrier route mailings to update their mailing list…
Temporary Price Increase for Commercial Parcels
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has approved the temporary price increases for commercial domestic parcel products that USPS proposed last month. Retail prices for parcel products are unaffected.The planned commercial price increases…
USPS Planned Changes Postponed
Attached is a statement (Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Statement) that the Postmaster General released today announcing that certain planned changes at the Postal Service will, be postponed until after the…
Best Guesses for 2021 USPS Rates and Promotions
Over the past few weeks I have had a number of people reaching out to me asking for my “best guesses” on what to expect with regard to next year’s…
EDDM Retail Discount Approved
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approved the EDDM retail promotion that gives EDDM retail mail pieces entered between August 1 and September 30, 2020 a 10% reduction off the current…
USPS Incentive Filing for EDDM Retail
It has been a challenging few days. My office is in downtown Minneapolis where the recent police arrest and homicide of George Floyd has sparked days of civil unrest, lootings,…
USPS Board of Governors Adopts USPS Mission Statement
The USPS Board of Governors recently adopted a mission statement — the first in the Postal Service’s history — as part of the governors’ work to conduct long-range planning and…