Tag: USPS

U.S. Postal Regulator Approves Online Filing

Posted by | May 21, 2002 | |

The U.S. Postal Rate Commission, bowing to modernity, wants parties filing documents with it to do so electronically over the Internet. ‘This will allow the commission and others to apply modern technology to certain routine procedures,’ the Postal Rate Commission said in a proposed rule published Tuesday. ‘This should reduce the burden and expense associated with traditional hard copy filing,’ the commission said, specifying postage as one of the areas where savings will be achieved. The commission said it has ‘preliminarily concluded that it is feasible and desirable to make electronic filing of documents over the Internet the standard procedure for filing official documents with the commission.’

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SmartMail Services Opens Miami SmartCenter to Serve Florida Clients

Posted by | May 20, 2002 | |

SmartMail, LLC, a leading provider of flat mail and light parcel shipping services, is using its work-share partnership with the U.S. Postal Service to expand its national presence, giving Florida businesses up to 17 percent discounts off of First Class postal rates and up to 5 percent discounts off of Priority rates.

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DMA Calls Presidential Postal Commission Premature

Posted by | May 14, 2002 | |

The Direct Marketing Association expressed concern yesterday over the decision by the Mailers Council to call for a presidential commission to study changes to the U.S. Postal Service.
In a letter to President Bush sent yesterday, Mailers Council executive director Bob McLean called on the White House to create a commission on postal reform to evaluate the USPS.

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Lynx/USPS tie-up gets off to a great start

Posted by | May 13, 2002 | |

Lynx Express is sending 1,000 packages a week to US homes and businesses through its new partnership with the US Postal Service (USPS).
Chief executive David Burtenshaw said he believed Lynx could attract 5% of the Europe/US market, which he estimated at £1bn ( t1.6bn), inside two years.
The four to five-day US Priority Package service is claimed to provide a “closed loop” similar to the integrators, but at around 60% of their overnight rates, said Burtenshaw.

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