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First Class postage rate increase coming in April, Standard Mail rates still uncertain

UPDATE (3/24/15): Postage rates for Standard Mail, periodicals and package services remain uncertain after the Postal Regulatory Commission returned a second proposal from the Postal Service last Wednesday. Per Order No. 2378, the USPS resubmitted their proposal for approval by the PRC on March 12. For the second time in the case, the PRC remanded

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USPS files for postage rate increase

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A postage rate increase is on the horizon for mailers. In October 2014, the United States Postal Service announced that it would postpone its usual January rate increase amidst uncertainty about the permanence of an exigent surcharge issued in January 2014. In mid-January, however, the USPS filed a proposal to raise postage rates for 2015.

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USPS proposes new Address Quality Measurement process

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The new process is meant to reduce undeliverable-as-addressed mailpieces and help ensure that direct mail reaches its intended audience; but it could also mean fees for those not in compliance. by Don Fare — In December 2014, the United States Postal Service published a Federal Register notice proposing to add a new Address Quality Measurement

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January 2015 postage increase postponed

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UPDATE (5/21/15): Read the latest about the 2015 postage increase. The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently announced that a January 2015 price increase on postage will be postponed. According to an Industry Alert issued by USPS on October 1, current postage rates will remain in effect through early 2015. The postponement is the result