Association for Postal Commerce Archives

Postal Regulatory Commission Proposes Major Rate Increases

Michael Plunkett / Association for Postal Commerce

December 13, 2019

On December 5, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued a proposal that would enable the U.S. Postal Service to significantly increase mail prices. While the Postal Service wanted to have no constraints on what it charges for mail – a monopoly service...

An Essential Dilemma

Michael Plunkett / Association for Postal Commerce

April 25, 2019

On April 2, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee (HSGAC) convened to consider the nominations of Ron A. Bloom and Roman Martinez IV to become Governors of the U.S. Postal Service. Both gentlemen were asked, among other things, about their...