PRC Approves USPS 2019 Postage Rates
The Postal Regulatory Commission approved USPS postage rate changes for next year which are set to take effect on January 27, 2019. A first class Forever stamp will rise from 50 cents to 55 cents, […]
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PRC Directs USPS to Work on International Shipping Issues
The Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) directed the US Postal Service to work on Terminal Dues and agreements with other countries, a hot-button issue for small online sellers in the US who are concerned they are […]
PRC Denies USPS Request to Reclassify Parcel Service
Back in November, the US Postal Service filed a request to move First Class Mail Parcels (FCMP) from the market-dominant product list to the competitive product list as a retail subcategory of First Class Package […]
PRC Redesigns Website to Help US Postal Service Customers
The Postal Regulatory Commission redesigned its website to make it easier for postal customers – including online merchants – to file reports and find information. The PRC is an independent regulatory agency that oversees the […]
Ex-Chairman of PRC Speaks Out on USPS Mail Slowdown
The mail is getting slower and Universal Service is in jeopardy, according to the former chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission. Ruth Goldway, who still serves on the commission, wrote a post for the “Congress […]
Outgoing Postal Regulator Sets the Record Straight
Ruth Goldway bristles at the suggestion that she was pushed out as the nation’s top mailing regulator due to the travel expenses she racked up during her tenure at the agency that oversees the U.S. […]
PRC Chair Urges Postal Service to Tap Its Human Capital
WASHINGTON – For all the dismal news that has been surrounding the U.S. Postal Service over the past few years, the agency has one distinctive feature that separates it from every other government entity: the […]
PRC Approves Exigent Postal Rate Increase – Temporarily
The US Postal Service received permission to raise postage rates higher than the Consumer Price Index (CPI) due to lost revenue caused by the 2008 – 2009 recession, but only on a temporary basis. The […]
PRC Rules on Postage Rate Hike, Exigent Ruling Due Next Month
The USPS can raise the price of a stamp from 46 to 47 cents in January, but whether the agency can raise it to 49 cents has yet to be decided. On Thursday, the Postal […]