The Postal Service has decided to continue delivering mail six days a week. Facing losses that could approach $2 billion this fiscal year, the agency had been considering cutting back to five days, eliminating Saturday deliveries.
But, after a preliminary study, the postal Board of Governors decided to drop the plan.
Starting Sunday, many post office charges go up, including the price of sending postcards, magazines, newspapers and utility bills.
Read MoreUSPS, Notice 123 Ratefold effective July 1, 2001
Read MoreAfter being hit with back-to-back postal rate hikes, publishers are exploring
alternate delivery options as a way to sidestep the USPS. Still reeling from the May 8th announcement that postal rates are going up
another 2.6 percent this month, publishers are taking a hard look at delivery
options that would allow them to bypass the United States Postal Service.
Publishers say they are considering a wide spectrum of options including using
private transportation companies and joining together with other mailers. Some
publishers, however, are quick to point out that alternate delivery tactics
have been tried before, and have failed miserably. Leading the charge for change is the Magazine Publishers of America. After a
$10 million lobbying and public relations blitz that unsuccessfully sought to
keep postal rates under control, the MPA is furious over the latest rate hike.
After being hit with back-to-back postal rate hikes, publishers are exploring alternate delivery options as a way to sidestep the USPS. Still reeling from the May 8th announcement that postal rates are going up another 2.6 percent this month, publishers are taking a hard look at delivery options that would allow them to bypass the United States Postal Service.
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