Postal Worker's Letter to PRC: Don't End Saturday Delivery – Save Money Elsewhere

A Texas Postal Worker in a letter to the Postal Regulatory Commission regarding the elimination of Saturday mail delivery he wrote: Greetings Everyone! My name is Bill Hall and I have been a mail processing clerk in the Amarillo, Tx facility for the past 18 years. What I see on a daily basis is the […]

PRC: Witness List For Hearings In Dallas and Memphis To Consider USPS 5-Day Mail Delivery

Witness List for the Postal Regulatory Commission Field Hearings On U.S. Postal Service Six-Day to Five-Day Mail Delivery Proposal Monday, May 17, 1:00 p.m.Dallas City Hall L1 Auditorium 1500 Marilla Street Dallas, TX Panel 1 Phil Major Editor Wise County Messengerr Decatur, Texas Roy Robinson Publisher, VP, Graham Newspapers Graham, Texas The Honorable Bruce R. […]

APWU Urges PRC To Reject Five-Day Delivery Proposal

APWU Urges Postal Commission To Save Saturday Service APWU  News Testifying at a Las Vegas field hearing, APWU Western Region Coordinator Omar Gonzalez urged the Postal Regulatory Commission to reject the USPS proposal to end Saturday delivery. The plan will “hasten the call for elimination of the private express statutes and legal monopolies, which ensure […]

PRC: Measuring the Social Value of Postal Services to the Nation

Measuring the Social Value of Postal Services to the Nation U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) Issued May 7, 2010 The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC or Commission) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the federal government with regulatory oversight over the United States Postal Service (USPS or Postal Service). It […]

PRC: Witness List For May 12 Hearing In Sacramento To Consider USPS 5-Day Delivery

Witness List for the Postal Regulatory Commission Field Hearing Sacramento, California Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Panel 1Mury Salls Senior Vice President, DST Mailing Services/President, Major Mailers Association El Dorado Hills, CA Sharif M. Sleiman Director, Global Procurement, eBay, Inc. San Jose, CA Grady Hesters CEO, Audio Editions Auburn, CA Joe Ridout Consumer Services Manager, Consumer […]

PRC Chairman Goldway: USPS $238 Billion Loss Proclamation Is an Unsubstantiated Figure With No Connection to Reality

From Postcom.org: PRC Chair Ruth Goldway today told attendees of the IDEAlliance Print Distribution conference that the Postal Service’s proclamation that it will lose $238 billion over the next 10 years if nothing changes is an “unsubstantiated figure with no connection to reality.” Goldway said the USPS is presenting dire forecasts to scare Congress into […]

Sen. Carper Reacts to PRC's Planned 6 Month Review of Postal Proposal to End Saturday Delivery

April 29, 2010 WASHINGTON – Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement reacting to the Postal Regulatory Commission’s planned six month review of the US Postal Service’s proposal to end Saturday Delivery:   “I’m pleased that the Postal Regulatory Commission will be taking steps in the coming weeks to thoroughly examine the Postal […]

PRC Sets Schedule to Review Proposal to End Saturday Mail Delivery

Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today established the procedural schedule, available here, for Docket N2010-1 to review whether the U.S. Postal Service plan to eliminate Saturday delivery should be implemented. “The Commission has developed a disciplined schedule to ensure a timely, thorough review of the Postal Service’s proposal,” said Chairman Ruth Y. Goldway. […]

PRC:Pre-Hearing Conference April 27th On USPS Request To Eliminate Saturday Delivery

From Postal Regulatory Commission April 27, 2010 – Notice: Live audio broadcast of a public Prehearing Conference in Docket No. N2010-1 will air at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27. Links to the audio will be posted here approximately 10 minutes prior to the broadcast This conference will provide the Postal Service and formal intervenors […]

PRC Notice:Nationwide Change in Frequency of Postal Delivery

“The Postal Service emphasizes that the proposed changes do not affect retail operations.” The change will not take place before October 1, 2010. Interventions are due April 26, 2010. The Postal Regulatory Commission notice published in the Federal Register : SUMMARY: The Postal Service has requested an advisory opinion from the Commission on a proposed […]