News

On Friday, December 1, 2017, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued its findings related to the statutorily mandated review of the system for regulating rates and classes for Marketing Dominant products that was first established in 2006 by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). Throughout the last year, the PRC performed a comprehensive review to determine if the existing Market Dominant rate and classification system achieved the nine objectives and 14 factors established by Congress under PAEA.

The U.S. Postal Service® will deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, the Postal Service™ also expects to deliver 850 million packages – an increase of over 10% compared to last year.

Although in January 2017, the USPS® announced a name change from Standard Mail to Marketing Mail™, mailers have been instructed to continue using “Standard Mail” through 2018. Pallet placards, tray and sack labels will continue to use STD Mail designation.

For the first time since 2011, the Sears Wish Book has been sent out. Add to this the Toys R Us catalog, the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book and many other catalogs that have filled mailboxes across the country and you’ll see that the old has become new.

The Irresistible Mail Award has a new name – The Next Generation Campaign Award – and a new focus. This year the award will celebrate campaigns that take advantage of Informed Delivery to communication with their consumer audience.

The Administration finally nominated three candidates for the USPS® Board of Governors. The USPS has been operating without a Board of Governors since December 2016. The USPS Board of Governors is comprised of 11 positions: nine presidentially appointed and Senate confirmed Governor positions, which also includes the Postmaster General and Deputy Postmaster General.

Although the site will remain active, as of November 10, 2017, no new content has been added to the RIBBS® web site. RIBBS has transitioned to PostalPro™, which leverages a powerful search functionality, intuitive navigation and a modernized, mobile friendly design. The PostalPro project was accomplished through a partnership between the USPS® and the mailing industry. To continue receiving recommendations, each page in Postal Pro has a feedback tab for users to provide feedback.