12/30/2019 According to the presidentially appointed board of Governors of the Postal Service, the new rates will “keep the Postal Service competitive while providing the agency with needed revenue.” Most postage stamp prices will remain the same, with the exception of international stamps. Here are the changes coming to stamps, letter postage, postcards and international […]
Price changes for some USPS mailing and shipping products and services will take effect Sunday, Jan. 22. The changes include a 2-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp. This will return the price to 49 cents, the price in effect before USPS was mandated to reduce prices by the Postal Regulatory Commission last […]
First increase in three years for First-Class Mail Forever Stamps WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service today filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) of price changes for Mailing Services products to take effect next year, following the end of the holiday mailing season. The new prices, if approved, include a two cent […]
The Software & Information Industry Association(SIIA) issued the following press release: Trade Group will Explore Options to Appeal or Limit this Unjustified Increase in 2014 Dec. 26, 2013 – On December 24, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) voted 2-1 to approve an exigent, or “emergency,” postage rate increase of 4.3 percent, the full amount requested […]
In more than seven years’ service as a Commissioner, this is the first instance that I have felt compelled to present separate views regarding a Commission decision. This speaks not only to the deliberative process of the panel and consensus building that occurs among Commissioners, but also to the significance of this decision and gravity […]
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 […]
Washington, DC -Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission issued its decision in Order 1890 on the Postal Service’s request to increase prices January 26, 2014. The Commission 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 […]
Washington, DC –The Postal Regulatory Commission adjusted its procedural schedule for the public to participate in proceedings surrounding the Postal Service’s exigent rate increase proposal. The Commission issued Ruling No. R2013-11/1 outlining the new schedule. Date Action Thursday, September 26, 2013 Filing of Exigent Request Thursday, October 24, 2013 First Technical Conference Taufique […]
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission received two proposals for rate changes for market dominant products, filed by the Postal Service to take effect on January 26, 2014. The Commission has established Dockets Number R2013-10 and Number R2013-11 to consider the proposals. In the coming weeks, the Commission will hold public hearings, receive comments […]
Washington, D.C. – September 26, 2013 – Today the Affordable Mail Alliance (AMA), a broad coalition of postal customers and suppliers, announced its deep disappointment in the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors’ decision to formally request an “exigent” postal rate increase that, if approved, would result in an average January 2014 postage hike of […]