A Postal Rate Case Update

In the days after the PRC released its recommendations on February 26, we learned that the PRC’s public statements were masking serious flaws in the details of its recommendations.

Also, we began hearing from members as you had a chance to analyze how the PRC’s complex proposal would affect your specific operations. Although the impact would vary for each mailer, it quickly became clear that the rate increases recommended for flat-shaped mail were going to be far higher and more damaging than any of us had expected.