Court Upholds USPS Pricing Methodology

Posted on May 26, 2018 by mailomg in Memo 264, Uncategorized // 0 Comments

The U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on May 25, 2018 upheld the Postal Regulatory Commission’s method for setting postage rates on competitive products in a case brought by UPS. UPS had appealed a PRC ruling in 2016 … … (click to read more)

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