USPS to Test Priority Mail Discount Program

The U.S. Postal Service could be authorized by its Board of Governors as early as Tuesday to begin a two-year experimental discount program for high-volume Priority Mail users. Catalogers who use Priority Mail to ship customer orders are expected to be the chief beneficiaries of the program, which the Postal Rate Commission (PRC) endorsed last week. When the program starts later this year, high-volume Priority Mail users providing the USPS at least 300 pieces or 500 pounds of mail and pay an annual presort fee of $125, would be eligible for one of three per-piece discounts.” Alberta reports, “During the experiment, postal officials will keep tabs on volume, including shape and size of mail, the revenue derived from it as well as shifts from existing mail categories and competitors