Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Pushing the Envelope
Public policy debates about solving the Postal Service’s financial crisis have largely focused on reducing costs by cutting service such as Saturday delivery, transitioning from brick and mortar post offices to alternative retail sales channels, or limiting other functions performed by the Postal Service.
Some of the strategies under discussion include:
Some of the strategies under discussion include:
- Ending Saturday delivery.
- Reducing the size of the workforce.
- Making postal employees pay the same share of health and life insurance premiums that other federal employees pay.
- Generating revenue through new products.
- Allowing the Postal Service more pricing freedom.
- Restructuring the Postal Service’s network of mail processing facilities.
- Moving retail services from Post Offices to alternative access options.
FTI keeps you informed about all the most relevant postal news through our sources. Pushing the Envelope has many ramifications for the communication needs of the country, aside from the postal industry. What will it mean for the avaerage American to put less interest in their mailbox? What will it mean for business transitions into laternative forms of marketing?
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Last week the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security held a hearing on the Future of the Postal Service. The week before there was a hearing in the House on the Postal Service’s financial crisis and future viability, and on April 12, the Government Accountability Office issued a report laying out the strategies and options to maintain the Postal Service’s viability.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
SUMMER SALE 30% OFF
Keeping you informed about the prices and mailing standards of the United States Postal Service- message from USPS Pricing
April 21, 2010 DMM Advisory Pricing:
United States Postal Service Summer Sale Returns The Federal Register final rule on the upcoming 2010 Standard Mail(r) Incentive Program (aka 2010 Summer Sale) was posted today on Postal Explorer(r) at pe.usps.com.
The Sale will provide a 30% credit on postage paid by Standard Mail customers mailing an increased volume of letters and flats above a predetermined threshold. The program period will run from July 1 through September 30, 2010.
Invitation letters will automatically be sent to eligible customers by May 1, 2010. Mailers who want to participate in the program and believe that they meet the minimum eligibility criteria, of mailing 350,000 Standard Mail letters or flats within the program qualification period, may request a review of their eligibility by contacting summersale@usps.gov no later than May 15, 2010.
The 2010 Standard Mail Incentive Program was reviewed and approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission on April 7, 2010.
The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) is available on Postal Explorer (pe.usps.com ). To subscribe to the DMM Advisory, send an e-mail to dmmadvisory@usps.com.
April 21, 2010 DMM Advisory Pricing:
United States Postal Service Summer Sale Returns The Federal Register final rule on the upcoming 2010 Standard Mail(r) Incentive Program (aka 2010 Summer Sale) was posted today on Postal Explorer(r) at pe.usps.com.
The Sale will provide a 30% credit on postage paid by Standard Mail customers mailing an increased volume of letters and flats above a predetermined threshold. The program period will run from July 1 through September 30, 2010.
Invitation letters will automatically be sent to eligible customers by May 1, 2010. Mailers who want to participate in the program and believe that they meet the minimum eligibility criteria, of mailing 350,000 Standard Mail letters or flats within the program qualification period, may request a review of their eligibility by contacting summersale@usps.gov no later than May 15, 2010.
The 2010 Standard Mail Incentive Program was reviewed and approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission on April 7, 2010.
The Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) is available on Postal Explorer (pe.usps.com ). To subscribe to the DMM Advisory, send an e-mail to dmmadvisory@usps.com.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
National Postal Forum Nashville
FTI will be attending the NPF in Nashville, Tennessee this year. NPF is a not-for-profit educational corporation, was established in 1968 by a group of major postal customers/mailers a partner with the U.S. Postal Service with the ultimate goal of a more efficient Postal Service thereby benefiting the entire USPS customer universe. Read More
NPF attendees who registered for the annual event prior to March 26 will receive a postcard from BCC directing them to bring the card to Booth 132; once there, they may have their card's Intelligent Mail barcode scanned with a Mail Verifier Plus (MVP) unit on display in the booth. If the Serial Number embedded in the IM barcode matches that of a pre-determined winner, the card's recipient will win the $500 American Express Gift Card. Read More
Other Supporters of the Postal Forum in attendance will be Satori Software, and Datatech. Each will be represented and have mailing software and new product information available.
NPF attendees who registered for the annual event prior to March 26 will receive a postcard from BCC directing them to bring the card to Booth 132; once there, they may have their card's Intelligent Mail barcode scanned with a Mail Verifier Plus (MVP) unit on display in the booth. If the Serial Number embedded in the IM barcode matches that of a pre-determined winner, the card's recipient will win the $500 American Express Gift Card. Read More
Other Supporters of the Postal Forum in attendance will be Satori Software, and Datatech. Each will be represented and have mailing software and new product information available.
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