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Post&Parcel--Regulators in the US are set to provide an advisory opinion to Congress "shortly" concerning proposals by the US Postal Service to move to a five-day delivery week. The chairman of the... View More

WASHINGTON - On March 1, the U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended acceptance of international mail service to Libya due to the lack of transportation service to Libya. Additional information and... View More

The following three Federal Register notices have been posted on the Postal Explorer® website at pe.usps.com. Combined Mailings of Standard Mail and Periodicals Flats - This final rule adopts revised... View More

WASHINGTON - The Postmaster General told a congressional subcommittee Wednesday that despite taking aggressive steps to reduce costs, the U.S. Postal Service will not survive as a self-financing entity... View More

Presort.com--Segmenting customers into different groups based on certain characteristics has long been a popular strategy for many companies. When it comes to prospecting, however, many campaigns still... View More

The Postal Service is revising Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 705.14 and 708.1.1 to provide a new option for mailers to combine Standard Mail flats and... View More

Direct Marketing News--The postal rate increase coming this spring is not expected to have a significant effect on direct mail marketing plans this year, thanks to its size and timing. #169; However, the... View More

AMES, Iowa - BlueMailCentral, a Dutch-based Web-to-print network with an international presence in 32 countries, has selected Sigler Companies as its exclusive service provider in the United States. BlueMailCentral... View More

Rochester, NY - BCC Software, a BÖWE BELL + HOWELL company and a leading developer of postal and data quality technology solutions that optimize client communications, will be on hand at booth 422... View More

North Fort Myers Neighbor -- The U.S. Postal Service has made it even easier to use direct mail by offering Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) on any delivery route nationwide! You can target a location without... View More

Effective June 6, 2011, the Postal Service will revise Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM®) 602.3.2.1 to extend the option to use a simplified address... View More

The Business Customer Gateway (BCG) external application Release 1.8 will deploy on March 6, 2011. Shipping Services and Incentive Programs will be added to the BCG with the launch of the new Program Registration... View More

Courier, Express & Postal Observer--The U.S. Postal Service Officer of Inspector has posted an important white paper entitled, Postal Service Role in the Digital Age, Part I: Facts and Trends. The... View More

Post&Parcel--The US Postal Service should invest to position itself as a "de facto national service provider" at the heart of digital communications in the United States, according to a new report... View More

OIG Blog--How has the digital age changed your life? Do you still shop in a store or buy online? Get the newspaper delivered or have an online subscription? Read hard copy books or use an e-reader? If... View More

USPS News Link--The Postal Service now has 50 flats sequencing system (FSS) machines in operation - half of the 100 machines scheduled to become operational during phase 1 of FSS implementation. According... View More

WASHINGTON - Recognizing that all parcel delivery services operate in a competitive environment, the U.S. Postal Service today asked the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to reclassify Commercial First-Class... View More