USPS Report On PRC Rate and Service Inquiries for December 2009

The Postal Regulatory Commission referred 46 inquiries to the Postal Service in December. Customers received responses on average within 13 days. Inquiries covered various topics that fell into three main categories: • Delivery services (13) – i.e., the time of delivery, forwarding, and method of delivery. • Customer services (15) – i.e., hours of service, […]

PRC Orders USPS to Terminate Two Nonpostal Services and Clarifies Guidelines for the Sale of Licensed and Nonlicensed CDs and DVDs

Press Release Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today ordered the Postal Service to terminate two nonpostal services and issued guidelines for the sale of licensed CDs and DVDs by the Postal Service. Order No. 392 is available on the Commission’s website, www.prc.gov, and has been submitted to the Federal Register. This action is […]

PRC Extends Initial Public Comment Period In Its Investigation of Suspended Post Offices

Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today extended by 30 days the initial comment and reply periods in its Investigation of Suspended Post Offices, Docket PI2010-1. Initial comments are now due by February 16, 2010; and reply comments are due by March 18, 2010. Order no. 389 is available on the Commission’s website, www.prc.gov, […]

PRC: USPS Could Lose Millions in Proposed Deal

The Postal Service could lose more than $45 million if a proposed agreement with the Bank of America Corporation is implemented, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) concluded in early October, but the commission decided nonetheless that the agreement could be justified under the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. The APWU opposed the agreement, arguing that […]

Postal Regulator Tells Congress of Failures in USPS Consolidation Planning

APWU News In a rush to redesign its nationwide network of facilities, the Postal Service acted on several misguided and poorly rationalized assumptions, a Postal Regulatory Commission official told Congress in late July. In testimony before a House of Representatives subcommittee, John D. Wailer also cited a lack of consistency in how proposed consolidations are reviewed; […]