PRC Reviews Change To Critical Entry Times for Periodicals
WASHINGTON, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission released its advisory opinion on a Postal Service plan to revise the critical entry times (CETs) for some categories of [...]
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PRC Postal Performance Dashboard On Horizon
WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Regulatory Commission named Russell Rappel-Schmid as the agency’s first chief data officer to lead its open data and data governance [...]
PRC 2021 Annual Report Released
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission submitted its FY 2021 Annual Report to the President and Congress. The Commission is required by statute to address [...]
Kubayanda Resumes Role as PRC Chairman
The Postal Regulatory Commission announced today that Michael M. Kubayanda has returned to the agency as chairman. After being re-nominated by President Joseph R. Biden and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Chairman Kubayanda was sworn back into office today, December 9, 2021, to serve a term through November 22, 2026. [...]
PRC Says Plan to Change First-Class Package Service Standards “Lacks Demonstrable Evidence”
PRC Says Plan to Change First-Class Package Service Standards "Lacks Demonstrable Evidence" [...]
PRC ISSUES ADVISORY ON MAIL SERVICE CUTS
WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Regulatory Commission has issued its Advisory Opinion on proposed USPS service changes for First-Class Mail and Periodicals July 30, 2021. [...]
MAILERS HIT WITH MASSIVE SECOND RATE HIKE IN 2021: Postage To Rise 6.8% For First Class And Marketing Mail in August
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service filed notice on May 28 with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) requesting price changes to take effect Aug. 29, 2021 [...]
President Biden Names Kubayanda PRC Chairman
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has designated Commissioner Michael M. Kubayanda chairman of the Commission, [...]
PRC Finally Approves New Rate System … and Mailers Will Pay More
PRC Adopts Final Rules to Modify the Rate System for Classes of Market Dominant Products WASHINGTON, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued Order No. [...]
USPS 2021 Rates Hikes For Competitive Products
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) on November 16, 2020 of price changes to take effect Jan. 24, [...]
PRC Releases 2019 Annual Report
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission released its Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report to the President and Congress. The report provides a summary of the main [...]
PRC Revises Rate Setting Plan
WASHINGTON, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission issued a revised notice of proposed rulemaking December 5, 2019 aimed at modifying the system for regulating rates and [...]
FIRST CLASS MISTAKE: PRC Finds 2020 Rates Too High
WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) found the USPS charging First-Class Mail 2020 rates above its lawful price cap authority and remanded the rate [...]
Kubayanda Named PRC Vice Chairman; Fisher, Poling Sworn In
Washington, DC – In a unanimous decision, the Postal Regulatory Commission voted to designate Commissioner Michael M. Kubayanda Vice Chairman of the PRC for the remainder [...]
PRC Finds USPS Finances Underwater
At the end of FY 2018, the Postal Service recorded total assets of $26.7 billion and total liabilities of $89.3 billion Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission [...]
USPS Service Declined In 2018, PRC Reports; Cites Compliance Issues, Flats Problems
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued its Annual Compliance Determination, identifying numerous outstanding issues in USPS pricing and service performance. The PRC [...]
President Trump Nominates Ann Fisher to PRC
On March 1, 2019 President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Ann C. Fisher of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory [...]
PRC International Mail Rate Discussion
Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission, in consultation with the U.S. Postal Service, will host an off-the-record technical conference on Friday, February 15, [...]
PRC Issues 2018 Annual Report
WASHINGTON, DC — The Postal Regulatory Commission today released its Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report to the President and Congress. The report provides a summary of the [...]
2019 POSTAGE RATE HIKES APPROVED BY PRC
Postal Regulatory Commission Approves Rate Changes for Market Dominant and Competitive Products WASHINGTON, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission issued Orders 4875 and [...]