According to PostCom : “The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors have authorized postal management to move on with the filing of its proposed Standard Mail ‘summer sale’ experiment.”
Gamefly, an online video game rental service has filed an official complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) against USPS claiming preferential treatment for Other DVD Mailers Netflix and Blockbuster . Excerpts from the complaint… A DVD is small and light enough so that, when mailed in a lightweight mailer, the combined mailpiece can qualify as […]
According to PostCom.org Word has it from reliable sources that the National Rural Letter Carriers Association intends to oppose the Postal Service’s proposed Standard Mail summer sale experiment. Reportedly the NRLCA is of the opinion that after having their contract mail piece counts expanded already by the Postal Service, any additional mail volume will not […]
Burrus Update In response to declining mail volume and deteriorating financial circumstances, the Postal Service has announced plans for new price incentives for major mailers. One proposal, which is designed to increase volume during the time of year when mail volume is typically lowest, is being called a “Summer Sale.” The plan calls for large […]
Mailers Council Issues Statement on Compensation for Postmaster General ARLINGTON, VA, March 11, 2009-Today, Mailers Council Executive Director Robert E. McLean issued the following statement in response to recent comments regarding the compensation for Postmaster General Jack Potter. “Our members, who collectively represent more than 70% of all mail in this country, strongly support the […]
From eKey Technologies Overview of USPS OIG Audit Report: The report looks at just the return portion of the disk rental process. Using their own cost differential between automated and manual processing, the OIG says over the last two years the Postal Service has spent more than $40 million in additional costs processing the return […]
On Wednesday, October 3, 2007, in room 2154 Rayburn, the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “Will Increased Postal Rates Put Mailers out of Business. The following witnesses are expected to testify at the hearing: Panel I Mr. James C. Miller, III Chairman, Board […]