USPS "exigent" rate rise may take months to decide, regulators warn
US regulators said today that any move by the US Postal Service to seek an “exigent” increase in postal rates could take months to review.
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USPS to run out of cash in 2012, even without federal payments
The US Postal Service looks set to run out of cash by October 2012, even if it refuses to pay its $11.1bn government obligation to prefund future healthcare benefits for its retirees.
Read MoreUSPS should develop digital mailbox, says Inspector General
The US Postal Service should develop its own digital mail service and secure archiving facility, a new white paper from the Office of the Inspector General’s office has recommended.
Read MoreUS postal groups disappointed as USPS seeks cuts in labour costs
Mail processing staff in the United States are unhappy with proposals by the US Postal Service to scrap lay-off protections, reform overtime rules and allow an increased use of part-time workers.
Read MoreZumbox says move to paperless billing has "stalled" in US
US digital mail provider Zumbox has said 10 years of transactional mailers to switch to online billing has effectively “stalled”, on the grounds that it is too complicated for consumers.
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