PRC Postage Rate System Decision Soon
WASHINGTON, DC — Leaves will start falling in Fall, but postage rates could start rising. Fall begins September 22 and so does the countdown for the critical decision [...]
Postal Regulatory Commission
Postage Rates May Soar 5-10% Next 12 Months
Exigent Ghost Haunts Mailers As USPS Presses Congress; PRC Ruling Soon WASHINGTON, DC – Business mailers celebrated the historic rate cut last year as emergency postage [...]
Good-Bye Rate Cap? Reading The PRC Tea Leaves
Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Robert Taub’s luncheon presentation at MAILCOM ’17 was probably the most anticipated session of the conference. The PRC is [...]
PRC Says Financial Concerns Persist For USPS
Are USPS finances getting better? That is the contention of mailers who want to keep the current inflation-based price cap on rate increases. The USPS says its finances are [...]
BATTLELINES: Who Is For & Against Postage Rate Cap
The Alliance of Nonprofit Mailers summarizes the organizations that agree with it that the postage rate hike cap should remain and those who don’t think so … [...]
Bankers: Keep Postage Rate Cap
The American Bankers Association urged the PRC to keep the CPI price cap on postage rate hikes, stating the current system is working well … (click to read [...]
Postal Union: End Postage Rate Cap
The American Postal Workers Union is against the current inflation-based price cap on postage rate hikes, it stated in a filing with the Postal Regulatory Commission … [...]
USPS: No Price Cap; PRC “After The Fact” Monitoring
The USPS filed comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), an alternative pricing system that does not include a price cap. Instead, the PRC would be responsible [...]
PRC Issues 2016 Postal Compliance Report
The Postal Regulatory Commission issued its 2016 Annual Compliance Determination Report, a fulfilling the Commission’s responsibility to produce an annual assessment of [...]
Deadline To Comment To PRC On Postage Rates is March 20
Business mailers who want to comment on postage rates and the current system for setting them must submit their comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission by March 20. The [...]
PRC FAST TRACKS RATE REVIEW
Denies Mailer Groups Procedure Changes The Postal Regulatory Commission ruled against mail industry groups seeking to change the procedures of the PRC’s rate review, a [...]
First Shots Fired In PRC Review Of Postage Rates & Mail Classes
Two trade groups have filed requests with the Postal Regulatory Commission regarding the PRC’s current review of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). [...]
PRC Chairman Keynote At MAILCOM ’17
Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Robert Taub will deliver a keynote presentation at MAILCOM ’17. The current rate and regulation system is under review by the PRC [...]
PRC Issues 2016 Annual Report
The Postal Regulatory Commission released its Annual Report to the President and Congress providing an account of the activities undertaken by the Commission during 2016 [...]
Mailer Input Wanted As PRC Begins Review Of Postal Ratemaking
On December 20, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) announced that it will begin its review of the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products [...]
PRC Approves 2017 Mailing Fees And Special Service Rates
On Thursday, December 15, 2016, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued its order in the USPS Special Service Price filing from October 12, 2016. In the order, the PRC [...]
President Obama Taps Robert Taub Chairman Of PRC
The President Reappoints Robert Taub and Mark Acton as Commissioners following Senate Confirmation: Taub Designated Chairman; Acton Elected Vice Chairman President Obama [...]
PRC Approves Priority Mail, Parcel Rate Hikes; Fee Increases
The Postal Rate Commission approved the Postal Service’s proposed 2017 rate hikes for Priority Mail, Parcels, International, and service fees. Click for PRC Final [...]
PRC OK’s 2017 Mail Classification Changes
Besides approving the 2017 rate hikes, The Postal Regulatory Commission also approved: (1) rename “Standard Mail” as “USPS Marketing Mail”; (2) combine 3-Digit [...]
PRC Urges President, Congress To Fix USPS Finances
The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) today made its recommendations to the President and Congress to address the volatile financial condition of the U.S. Postal [...]
