postal rate increases

Jul 26th

Senator Collins Urges PRC to Consider Congress Intent In Postal Rate Increase Case

Press release from Susan Collins, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member , R-Maine: WASHINGTON, July 25 —U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today urged the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to consider Congressional intent as it determines how closely proposed rate hikes must be […]

Jan 20th

PRC Seeks Public Comment on Price Increase Proposed by USPS

Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission has established Docket R2011-2, to receive comments on postal rate changes for market dominant products filed January 13 by the U.S. Postal Service. The rate changes, which include maintaining the current First-Class, first ounce rate at $.44, are scheduled to take effect on April 17, 2011. “The Commission […]

Aug 12th

Printers Head to D.C. to Urge Block of Postal Rate Hikes

Press Release Printing Industries of America’s members from across the country are gathering on Capitol Hill next month to oppose an emergency postal rate hike proposal that would dramatically bust caps on postal rate increases imposed by Congress in 2006. The USPS is petitioning to raise rates higher than allowed by current law, claiming that […]

Aug 9th

PRC Schedule For Three Public Hearings On USPS Rate Increase Request

The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) has posted schedule of live audio broadcasts for three public hearings to question Postal Service witnesses in the exigent rate case.  Links to the audio will be posted on the PRC website approximately 10 minutes prior to the broadcasts. All public hearings begin at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, 8/10/2010 – USPS Executive Vice […]

Jul 26th

Direct Marketing Association Statement on Postal Service Rate Hike Request

Press Release Washington, DC, July 26, 2010 — The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) and the DMA Nonprofit Federation (DMANF) today asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to dismiss the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) request to increase postal rates by ten times the rate permissible by law.  The petition was filed by the Affordable Mail […]

Jul 26th

Affordable Mail Alliance Calls on PRC to Dismiss Postal Service Rate Hike Request

Press Release Wrong on the Law, Wrong on Policy, Wrong on the Economy, and Wrong on Jobs: Washington, DC – The Affordable Mail Alliance (AMA) today called on the Postal Regulatory Commission to dismiss the Postal Service’s rate hike proposal filed on July 6, 2010. AMA’s motion argues that the rate hike violates the cost […]

Jul 26th

Do Congress And PRC Agree On USPS’s Ability To Request An “Exigent” Rate Increase?

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 […]

Jul 9th

Major Mailers Go Ballistic Over Rate Increase

Attempt to Shift the Burden to Postal Employees Burrus Update The Postal Service has filed a request to increase postage rates effective Jan. 2, 2011, and is proposing to raise the price of first-class, single-piece letters from 44 cents to 46 cents. Increases for other mail classes would range from 5.4 to 8 percent. As […]