RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO PRC ORDER NO. 1890 (Full-Service Intelligent Mail® barcode (IMb) requirements The United States Postal Service hereby provides its response to Order No. 1890, which was issued on November 21, 2013. In that Order, the Commission determined that the rates proposed for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, and Periodicals1 […]
On November 21, 2013, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued its decision on USPS’s request to increase prices effected January 26, 2014. The PRC “determined that the rates proposed by the Postal Service are consistent with the law, provided that the Postal Service does not implement Full Service IMb requirements concurrently with the proposed increased […]
Mailers who want to continue taking advantage of automation prices for First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals and Bound Printed Matter will have to use the Full-Service Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) starting Jan. 26, 2014.
Some packages entering the postal mailstream now are displaying a new Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) format. A banner that reads “USPS TRACKING #” is located above the barcode. “Employees should be aware of this new wording on the IMpb,” says Jim Cochrane, vice president, Product Information. “We’re sending a strong statement that the Postal […]
AREA MAIL PROCESSING (AMP) FEASIBILITY STUDY Fox Valley, IL P&DC to South Suburban, IL P&DC Date: 5/19/10 Area Mail Processing (AMP) is the consolidation of mail processing operations from one or more postal facilities to other facilities to improve operational efficiency and/or service. An AMP study was initiated to evaluate the transfer of originating mail […]
Readability Threshold to Be Raised, As Planned WASHINGTON — According to verifications performed by the U.S. Postal Service since January 2009, 95 percent of mailings with the Intelligent Mail barcode (IMb) are quality, readable barcodes, enabling the commercial mailers who print them to receive the benefits that Intelligent Mail Full Service has to offer: mail […]