UPDATE: January 2017 Rate & Reg Changes
The Postal Service has issued an updated statement on its January 2017 rate and regulation changes … (click for published changes). Related Stories: Mailers To See [...]
Memo 5a
January 22, 2017: The Day Postage Rates Go Up?
Sunday, January 22, 2017 is the day new postage rates could take effect. But questions remain whether the Post will end the 47-cent stamp at that time … (click to read [...]
January 2017 Rate Hike Of 1%
The consensus view among industry watchers is that the USPS will file for a rate increase of around 1% sometime this month or early October, with implementation January 22, [...]
Mailers To See Significant Changes In 2017
The USPS has announced numerous proposed revisions to mailing regulations, including: Standard Mail Name Change — The USPS wants to change what was once Third-Class [...]
Standard Mail Name Change
Following up on USPS Chief Marketing Officer Jim Cochrane’s call for a new name for Standard Mail, the USPS is proposing changing Standard Mail to Marketing Mail. The [...]
2017 Postage Statements Proposed Changes
The Postal Service released proposed “red-lined” postage statements that show changes ahead on postage statement forms in 2017. Click the form to see the changes: [...]
IMpb Assessments To Begin January 2017
The Postal Service has announced that Non-Compliance Assessments for three new Intelligent Mail Package Barcode (IMpb) metrics will begin sometime in January 2017. Those [...]