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The United States Postal Service will be adjusting their postage rates on all mail classes on May 12, 2008. 

The rate increase is in accordance with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, which is the regulation of how the USPS adjusts their rate to compete fairly in the marketplace. 

In a nutshell, the adjustment is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the USPS states that all rate adjustments are at or below the rate of inflation.

Here is a recap of the new postage rates:

• The single-piece First-Class first ounce rate will rise to $0.42 for letters, $0.27 for cards, $0.83 for flats, and $1.17 for parcels. 
• The first ounce auto 5-d rate will be $0.324 for letters, $0.364 for flats, and $0.711 for parcels.
• For Standard Mail, the minimum per-piece rate for letters (auto 5-d, origin entry) will be $0.225 and $0.339 for flats.

If you want a PDF with full details, please visit:

http://pe.usps.com/2008_RateCase/Notice123/Notice123.pdf

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We recently joined an educational and networking group called the Postal Customer Council.

The council is made up of businesses that offer and use direct mail services, as well as representatives from the post office. The group gathers many times throughout the year to share ideas, get updates and form relationships.

The most recent meeting was the National Postal Customer Council Day.

This was a national meeting that involved 14,000 council members and postal reps. It was filled with exhibitors, presentations and an address by Postmaster General John Potter (which was also broadcasted to each local meeting via satellite).

The local presentation was “How the Postal Service Moves the Nation’s Mail” and was given by Anthony Pajunas, USPS Vice President of Network Operations.

It was a fascinating step-by-step example of how the post office moves the estimated 213 billion pieces of mail per year.

To get more information on the Postal Customer Council, or to find a chapter nearest you, visit:

http://www.usps.com/nationalpcc/

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