BOG Nixes Temporary Flats Rates; Mail Groups Upset
Jun 21, 2007 5:54 AM, By Larry Riggs
The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors chose not to implement a proposed temporary cut in the new rates for flats (catalogs). Industry groups were disappointed and several warned this would lead to reductions in mail volume. ...

Postal Pointers
Jun 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Larry Riggs
With last month's postage rate hikes, mailers must deal with a brand-new system where shape matters more than weight. Direct recently sat down with Arnie Cohen, senior manager at Carlsbad, CA direct mail services firm Modern Postcard, to get some survival tips. ...

PRC Endorses Only Short-Term Cut in Flats Rates
May 29, 2007 7:56 AM, By Jim Tierney
(MULTICHANNEL MERCHANT) The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) agreed on Friday that catalog mailers deserve a break -- but only a small, temporary one. ...

Governors OK Two New Rates; Mail Groups Not Happy
May 3, 2007 8:19 AM, By Larry Riggs
The Postal Regulatory Commission's decision to change two of its original rate increase recommendations has drawn angry reactions from mailer groups some of whom fear the USPS may be gearing up to file another rate case under the former system which it can do until the middle of 2008. ...

Cleanup Time
May 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Larry Riggs
Mailers are about to get socked with another postal increase. But this time the hit will depend on how accurate their lists are and how much they're willing to pay to get them that way. ...

PRC Denies Cataloger Motion to Delay New Flats Rate
Apr 30, 2007 7:48 AM
The Postal Regulatory Commission on Friday turned down a request by a catalog industry group to delay implementation of the new Standard Mail flat rates while it received more testimony. ...

USPS Combines International Mail Services Into Familiar Brands
Apr 25, 2007 8:25 AM
The U.S. Postal Service is combining its eight primary international mail offerings into four categories familiar to U.S. customers. The move will allow U.S. customers to use Priority Mail and Express Mail packaging for items with foreign and domestic destinations. ...

Potter Defends Contract Delivery, Pledges No Layoffs
Apr 20, 2007 8:02 AM
The U.S. Postal Service must explore broadening contract delivery services as a way to cut costs, Postmaster General Jack Potter told a Senate panel Thursday. ...

Catalog Group Seeks Rate Hike Delay From PRC
Apr 13, 2007 7:24 AM
The Coalition of Catalog Mailers Thursday filed a motion with the Postal Regulatory Commission to delay implementation of the new standard mail flat rates. ...

PRC Extends Deadline for Standard Flats Comments
Apr 6, 2007 8:37 AM, By Larry Riggs
The Postal Regulatory Commission has granted the Coalition of Catalog Mailers more time to file comments on the reconsideration of its recommendations for standard mail flat rates, some of which call for increases of more than 40%. ...