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Postal Regulatory Commission

USPS solvency saga continues

Melissa Hoffmann January 20, 2012

The embattled U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is continuing its struggle to stay in the black, but the five-month moratorium on facilities closures may end more than a month before the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) releases an advisory opinion on its streamlining plans.

Direct mailers no longer need to prepay postage

Melissa Hoffmann January 06, 2012

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been granted permission by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) to allow direct mailers to pay postage via credit rather than requiring prepayment, said PRC chairman Ruth Goldway on Jan. 6. The new rules went into effect Jan. 5.

USPS agrees to moratorium on post office closures

Melissa Hoffmann December 14, 2011

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS), in response to a request made by multiple U.S. senators, agreed to a five-month moratorium on closures of post offices and mail processing facilities on Dec. 13.

USPS to cut next-day delivery for first-class mail

Tim Peterson, Melissa Hoffmann December 05, 2011

As part of a previously announced $3 billion cost-savings initiative, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is moving forward with plans to change delivery standards for first-class mail, the organization said on Dec. 5. The cuts would eliminate next-day delivery for first-class mail and periodicals.

USPS proposes rate increases for 2012

Juan Martinez November 23, 2011

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) seeks to raise shipping service rates by 4.6%, the company said in a Nov. 22 statement. Priority Mail prices will increase on average 3.1%, Express Mail prices will increase 3.3% and First-Class Package Service prices will increase 3.7%

Paper and ink prices rise, but industry executives more troubled by postal hike

Mercedes Cardona May 01, 2011

War and natural disasters won't slow the rise in printing costs. Conflicts in the Middle East, especially the Libyan civil war, drove oil prices from $90 a barrel in early February to more than $112 in April, and that puts pressure on prices of raw materials, including many of the precursor ingredients for inks.

PRC guides Postal Service through challenging times

Frank Washkuch April 01, 2011

The Postal Regulatory  Commission was created by the Postal Accountability and  Enhancement Act of 2006 as the successor to the Postal Rate Commission, with the goal of strengthening oversight of the USPS.