USPS Publishes Planned Price Increases
On September 15, the United States Postal Service (USPS) filed a “Schedule and Predictable Rate Changes.”
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Postal Rates to Increase August 29
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.
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While Its Finances Improve, USPS Seeks to Squeeze More Revenue Out of Mailers
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.
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Congress Considers Legislation to Shore-Up Postal Service Finances, But Rising Prices Still Threaten Mailers
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.
Higher Rates, Slower Service Highlights USPS 10-Year Plan
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.
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Newspapers Challenge Removal of Rate Cap Established by Congress
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.
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New Rule May Mean Unsustainable Postal Rates for Newspapers
On November 30, the Postal Regulatory Commission approved a rule, establishing a new rate-setting system that eliminates the previously implemented cap on postage rates which could harm newspapers and ultimately weaken the nation’s postal system.
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USPS Proposes Rate Changes – Minor to No Change for Newspapers’ Mailed Products
On October 9, the United States Postal Service announced rate changes for Marketing Mail and for Periodicals mail.
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Proposed Postal Rate Increases Would be Unsustainable for Newspapers
Currently, USPS can raise or lower rates for products such as Periodicals and Marketing Mail (e.g. TMC products) on an annual basis, with smaller, predictable rate increases that do not exceed the inflation-based price cap. But this pricing structure that brought newspapers predictable pricing could be in jeopardy if a new rate-setting system is approved.