Taking advantage of a slow moving court system and foot-dragging Congress, the USPS moves to keep the exigent rate hike alive. Again.Al Urbanski could be excused for being less than thrilled with the recent move by the USPS. As senior...

The Postal Regulatory Commission today today ruled that the US Postal Service has justified the recovery of $1.191B of contribution in addition to the $2.766B of contribution the PRC previously granted from the original 2013 exigent rate request. That amounted...

There’s been talk in the industry about possible rate reductions in August, when the USPS is expected to reach its revenue cap on the current exigent rate hike. While some are saying we can expect a rollback, it’s too early...

On its surface it seems like good news for commercial mailers. According to Michael Rondon in Folio:, “A federal appeals court ruled that the USPS will have to roll back its exigent rate hike in a big win for magazine...

It’s been a wild ride, but the Postal Regulatory Commission has finally approved the USPS’ rate hike plan, and new prices are set to go into effect at the end of this month. We've seen a lot of back and...

Yesterday's ruling by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) approving the proposed prices and classifications for Standard Mail, Periodicals, and Package Services enables the Postal Service to move forward with a new pricing strategy to capitalize on strong mail and package growth....