DMM Advisory: Falling Prices: Mandated Rollback to Take Effect April 10. The existing exigent surcharge for Market Dominant products and services part of the rate base, the Postal Service™ will be required to reduce prices for Forever stamps and other mailing products, effective Sunday, April 10. The price of mailing a 1-ounce First-Class Mail letter will be 47 cents, down from 49 cents. Letters with additional ounces will drop to 21 cents (from 22 cents), letters to international destinations will fall to $1.15 (from $1.20) and postcard prices will be 34 cents (from 35 cents). Commercial prices will also decrease. The price reductions are required because the Postal Regulatory Commission has ordered USPS to reverse a 4.3 percent exigent surcharge that has been in place since January 2014. The proposed pricing files are posted on Postal Explorer at pe.usps.com.
Postal Customer Update: The U.S. Postal Service has updated three important technical guides on ACS (Address Change Service). Links:
They have also provided updated information on Informed Visibility.
