As you most likely have read by now, late Tuesday the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) allowed the full request from the USPS for a 4.3 percent exigent rate increase on Standard Mail which goes into effect one month from today. First class postage increases 3 cents to 49 cents.
The Commission found that the Postal Service showed a causal link between mail volume losses and the exceptional circumstances of the Great Recession. They estimated that 25.3 billion pieces were lost as a result....