Business Week has reported that "The Postal Service is using a legal provision that lets it propose rate increases greater than the rate of inflation under "exceptional or extraordinary" circumstances,... View More
"To be sure, the Postal Service is allowed to increase rates beyond inflation when an "exigency" occurs," says the Le Mars Daily Sentinel. "It argues to the Regulatory Commission that recession+Internet... View More
According to the Postalnews Blog, "One of the periodic reports the USPS files with the Postal Regulatory Commission is a spreadsheet showing historic volume trends for the various classes of mail. The... View More
The Citizens Tribune has reported that "A postal price increase is a bad idea at a bad time for newspapers, subscribers and the entire mailing industry. The National Newspaper Association has joined the... View More
Government Executive has noted that "The Senate Appropriations Committee and the House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on Thursday approved spending bills that include provisions... View More
Marketwire reports, "Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP), the leading provider of USPS postage online and shipping software solutions to approximately 400,000 customers, today announced that Forbes.com has identified... View More
From Rural Carrier Updates: I have been listening to some of the PRC hearings that are going on right now. Here are a couple of notes with some information I have found interesting.. I have to say I have... View More
Today, we have more ways to communicate with one another than ever before: U.S. Mail, landlines, cell phones, voice mail, e-mail and texting - just to name a few. And while mail continues to play a vital... View More
intelisent--Highlighting two items from this article. The first is about PostalOne downtime. No brainer. The second item, on "Partners", really highlights some of the trouble with the USPS and how they... View More
Federal Eye--We've said it before, but we'll say it again: The U.S. Postal Service is teetering on the brink of financial collapse and is very close to running out of money. It's fate appeared sealed on... View More
WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Tester says the lawmakers who oversee the budget of the post office will block a proposal to reduce mail deliveries to five days a week. The Montana Democrat said eliminating Saturday... View More
Rag Content has told its readers that "Among the highest ranking members of senior management are people who worked in government relations for the Postal Service while this law was being passed. They... View More
The more things change on Target Marketing's Top 50 Mailers list, the more they stay the same. As I write this, mail volume continues to plummet; the U.S. Postal Service reported a drop just shy of another... View More
Postal News Blog--The U.S. Postal Service may have delivered 25 billion less pieces of mail this year than the year before, but that doesn't bother Envelopes.com one bit. At a time when emailing, text... View More
Postal News Blog--The USPS doesn't appear to be pleased that its former Chief Financial Officer Mike Riley testified on behalf of the NALC in opposition to the service's plan to eliminate Saturday delivery.... View More
According to the Courier, Express, and Postal Observer, "rates for Postal Services eventually need to reflect market realities and the costs of an efficient operator both capable of and working toward... View More
The Washington Post has notes that "The Affordable Mail Alliance, a new coalition representing more than 100 businesses and nonprofits opposed to price hikes, said it will tell regulators that USPS should... View More
From the Postal News Blog: The Commission will meet in CLOSED session at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 9, 2010 to consider Deliberations and Decision in Docket R2010-4, Rate Adjustment due to Extraordinary... View More