Postal Issues Updates
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Postage Rates and Promotions Come Into Focus for 2020 Budget Planning
It’s that time of year when the budgeting process shifts into high gear, and mailers start asking about what may change in the coming year’s postage rates. The 2020 rate proposal, filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) last week, was mostly in line with what letter mailers had expected […]
Congratulating Bob Rosser on MTAC Industry Vice Chair Election
We hope you saw the exciting news we shared earlier today that Bob Rosser, director of postal affairs at IWCO Direct, has been elected as Industry Vice Chair of MTAC. Bob will serve in that role until the end of next year, at which point he will transition to Industry Chair through the end of 2023 [...]
Fall 2019 Could Be a Busy Time for Postal Policy Wonks
“Hurry up and wait” has been the theme for those of us engaged with the U.S. Postal Service this summer. While we have moved forward on a few fronts, we continue to wait for resolution on others. Let’s dig into our 2019 postal updates […]
A Mid-Year Look at the Postal News and Issues We are Tracking
June was a popular month for postal meetings. It started with the Association for Postal Commerce’s (PostCom) Study Day review of postal policy, followed by the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) spring meeting, during which members of the mailing industry discussed issues of concern with USPS executives, and wrapped up with the Idealliance Postal Operations & Technologies Council (POTC) (hosted by IWCO Direct), which addressed the operational side of industry/USPS interactions [...]
IWCO Direct to Host POTC Meeting in Chanhassen
IWCO Direct is actively involved in a number of associations that advocate for the mailing industry on postal issues, including EMA, PostCom, and Idealliance. We believe it’s important to be vocal about issues ranging from postal reform legislation to mail preparation and other postal operational concerns [...]
