President Proposes USPS Privatization; PMG Responds
The President’s Task Force on the Postal Service is not due to deliver its report until August 10, but it has tipped its hand that privatization will like be a [...]
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Online Postal Permit, Fee Payment Information Updated
The USPS has released updated information on opening an online postal permit. To mail at a discounted rate you are required to open a mailing permit. There is no fee to apply [...]
STOP Law Forces USPS To Track International Mail
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved H.R. 5788, Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act, by a vote of 353-52. The law [...]
Postal Reform Bill Introduced In House
An updated Postal Reform Act of 2018 was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives June 15, a mirror bill of the Postal Reform Act of 2017. The only difference [...]
ACS Billing Suspended; No Bills In June
The USPS announced that ACS billing has been suspended until the issue with ACS billing is resolved. There will not be invoicing in June 2018. Earlier in the month the USPS [...]
Self Service Post Office, Automated Guide Vehicles Deployed
The Postal Service is continuing to innovate with automation, opening its first self-service only retail unit and deploying automated guide vehicles (AGVs). USPS Chief [...]
USPS Eyes 2019 Mailing Promotions
The popular Postal Mailing Promotions in which mailers can receive extra discounts while improving their mail were suspended in 2018. The reason: there was no Board of [...]
2019 Postage Hikes Could Top 5% As Inflation Soars
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.2% in May, marking a 2.8% rise in the last 12 months. That means mailers will be paying more come January 2019. Under current law the USPS can [...]
USPS to Retire CAPS Payment System
CAPS Retired Effective April 1, 2019; New Accounts Must Use EPS Starting September 1, 2018; Mailers NOT Mandated To Migrate The Postal Service has launched a new payment [...]
New Translucent Envelopes Reveal Contents Before Opening
New transparent material allows your graphics to be seen from OUTSIDE the envelope, enticing recipients to open direct mail. The new envelopes meet USPS standards and come in [...]
Student Accidentally Changes Address For Entire University
A student who graduate from Malone University in Canton, OH inadvertently changed the address for the entire university, redirecting most of the school’s mail … [...]
Direct Mail Equipment: Mailing Machines To Get Your Bulk Mail Out The Door
Mail operations depend on mailing machine equipment and technology like no other industry to cut labor costs and gain bulk discounts from the U.S. Postal Service. But [...]
How To Use Real-Time Postal Data In Mailings
Business mailers can access big data about their mailings through USPS Informed Visibility and related programs. By adding real-time visibility, they can use delivery [...]
ELECTION MAIL FAIL: Post Delivers NYC Ballots Five Months Late
The USPS delivered nearly 2,000 pieces of late First-Class Mail in April to the New York City Board of Elections, including 813 ballots that should have been delivered in [...]
Mail Service With Cuba Now Permanent
After a trial run begun in 2015, mail service between Cuba and the United States has been made permanent … (click to read [...]
ACS Customers: Do Not Pay April or May Bills Due To Billing Errors
Mailers should not pay any ACS bills received in April or May due to significant billing errors, the USPS has announced. The bills have exaggerated balances due as well as [...]
First-Class Mail Service In Northeast Below National Goals, OIG Finds
The USPS Inspector General released a report on First-Class Mail (FCM) service performance scores in the Northeast Area, finding scores were about 94 percent on-time for [...]
Retirement of USPS Meter Label Solutions May 31, 2018
USPS will retire the Windows-based desktop shipping client application known as Meter Label Solutions (MLS) by May 31, 2018. The MLS application has been used by small to [...]
NeoShip Introduces Multi-Carrier Capabilities
Neopost USA has introduced multi-carrier capabilities including USPS®, FedEx® and UPS® to their NeoShip ADVANCED desktop shipping platform. NeoShip ADVANCED Multi-Carrier [...]
Ten Reasons Direct Mail Is Thriving
List Giant points out the ten reasons direct mail continues to succeed, including the fact that young people prefer mail over digital … (click to read [...]
