MPA submitted comments to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) opposing the U.S. Postal Service’s proposed revisions to its market dominant service performance measurement plan.
The News Media Alliance and National Newspaper Association filed Comments with the Postal Regulatory Commission about its proposed modifications to its performance measurement systems.
On September 15, the United States Postal Service (USPS) filed a “Schedule and Predictable Rate Changes.”
On August 24, the DC Circuit denied a petition by the News Media Alliance, the National Newspaper Association, and others to delay the increase in postage rates.
USPS just announced proposed postal rate increases that, in some cases, are seven times the rate of inflation. Here are the proposed rates that pertain to newspapers.
Congress is working to improve the financial condition of the Postal Service, which mailers hope will ease pressure on USPS and reduce the need to squeeze revenues from monopoly mailers.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s new ten-year strategic plan for the Postal Service, “Delivering for America,” will impact all users of the postal system, with clear and potentially serious implications for newspaper publishers that rely on the postal system for newspaper delivery.
Operational improvements and reform that ensure rate stability will allow magazine media
to continue delivering the trusted content Americans love.
MPA and other organizations filed a motion to stay possible postal rate increases until the case challenging the Postal Regulatory Commission’s final rules is fully adjudicated.
The News Media Alliance and the National Newspaper Association have joined a legal challenge of an order by the Postal Regulatory Commission that would effectively eliminate a Congressionally-mandated limit on postal rate increases for Periodicals and Marketing Mail.
