http://www.dmnews.com/postal-rates/topic/276/ Articles tagged with Postal Rates from DMNews Less than a week after the US Postal Service disclosed that it incurred a $3.8 billion net loss for fiscal year 2009, it narrowed the list of branches it is considering closing by 130. The agency is still reviewing the possible closure of 241 post offices as of November 20. http://www.dmnews.com/postal-service-narrows-branch-consolidation-list-to-241/article/158222/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:35:22 GMT John Potter, postmaster general and CEO of the US Postal Service, used the open session of the November 13 USPS Board of Governors meeting to press again for structural reform of the agency, insisting that real reform must reduce the number of delivery days from six to five per week. http://www.dmnews.com/potter-insists-on-five-day-delivery-as-part-of-postal-service-reform/article/157723/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:09:21 GMT UPS will announce increases in its shipping rates later this month. Norman Black, director of global media services at UPS, said via e-mail that the shipping company does "foresee some general increases," and "adjustments to both air and ground rates," but it was not prepared to disclose details. http://www.dmnews.com/ups-to-raise-2010-shipping-rates/article/157586/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:22:36 GMT Direct mailers are calling the US Postal Service's announcement that it will not raise rates for almost all of its shipping categories next year a welcome surprise, especially considering that many were preparing additional funding for a rate increase. http://www.dmnews.com/experts-no-usps-rate-increase-could-result-in-customer-retention/article/155462/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:58:56 GMT The US Postal Service told businesses on October 15 that it will not raise rates for 2010 on its "market-dominant products," a category that includes first-class and standard mail, periodicals and single-piece parcel post. The agency has predicted that the fiscal year 2009 mail volume could be as much as 20 billion pieces lighter than the year before. http://www.dmnews.com/postal-service-says-it-wont-raise-2010-rates/article/154925/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:27:28 GMT The US Postal Service, striving to cut costs during a year when mail volume is expected to be 20 billion pieces lighter than the prior year, thinned the list of branches it is considering closing to 317. The agency removed 42 branches from its list of possible consolidations in the past month. http://www.dmnews.com/usps-narrows-list-of-possible-branch-closures-by-42/article/152100/ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:41:24 GMT Postmaster General John Potter took on proponents of do-not-mail legislation last week, saying that mailed ads help fund the USPS. http://www.dmnews.com/potter-remarks-take-on-do-not-mail-movement/article/151994/ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT According to suggestions published by Newsweek on October 5, the US Postal Service should "give every American an e-mail address when they're born," according to futurist Watts Wacker, and then sell advertising on those accounts. The agency could also advertise its services with coupons or oversee government-expanded broadband, according to the list of seven suggestions. http://www.dmnews.com/newsweek-delivers-seven-suggestions-to-fix-the-postal-service/article/151599/ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:14:10 GMT International shipper UPS recently introduced a ground option for shipping small packages from Mexico to the US. The company had previously offered Express and Expedited shipping options from Mexico, but the new service will reduce costs for shippers who don't need short-term delivery dates. http://www.dmnews.com/ups-debuts-ground-rates-from-mexico/article/141090/ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:29:25 GMT The US Postal Service has announced a public forum on August 11 at 1pm to discuss work share discount methodologies in First-Class Mail and Standard Mail. On July 7, the USPS filed a request with the PRC to change the analytical methods used for periodic reporting for revenue, piece and weight estimates for bulk mail categories. Also under discussion at the forum will be public comments made in March regarding the underlying reasoning for discounts on First-Class and Standard Mail. http://www.dmnews.com/postal-public-forum-to-define-workshare-rates/article/140387/ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:11:21 GMT