Back to Reality — Postal Service Reboots E-Biz
There’s a palpable sense that things must change at the 226-year-old U.S.
Postal Service.
Tag: USPS
Upcoming Mail Preparation Changes
The USPS published in the August 9, 2001, issue of the Postal Bulletin (22056), a chart showing upcoming mail preparation changes.
Read MoreUSPS Eyes 2004 Mail Reclassification Program
The Unites States Postal service is considering a 2004 mail reclassification program. “The financially ailing U.S. Postal Service is in the early stages of developing a mail reclassification proposal it hopes to implement by early summer 2004. With the USPS facing back-to-back deficits of between $1 and $3 billion over the next two years and planning to seek a rate hike of up to 20% for next summer, postal officials hope mail reclassification will lead to increased volumes and revenues.”
Read MoreUPS says USPS does not need greater commercial freedom sought in reform
UPS says USPS does not need greater commercial freedom sought in reform Copyright 2001, Traffic World Magazine Never mind that postal reform has gone nowhere in Congress for more than seven years. United Parcel Service is confident that this is the year of postal reform and happily predicts the end result will be more pricing oversight and very little commercial freedom for the U.S. Postal Service until it can figure out how to manage its monopoly business and stop hemorrhaging money.
Read MoreCould less advertising hurt periodicals cost coverage?
The average weight-per-piece in Periodicals Mail has gone down this year, which probably means many publications have less advertising due to the slowing economy.
Since the advertising portion in Periodicals rates makes up a larger part of the cost coverage than the editorial portion, one has to wonder what impact this might have on the cost coverage in Periodicals Mail.
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