USPS begins test of mailing online service

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The U.S. Postal Service is undertaking market test of a new service that enables mailers to establish computer-created messages into the postal system. Mailing Online, which is designed for mailers that distribute fewer than 5,000-piece direct mailings, is now being tested on sites in New York, Philadelphia, Boston as well as Tampa, FL, and Hartford, CT. The Postal Rate Commission, however, will not push for a national launch of the service until February 1999. PRC reportedly needs ample time to monitor the success of the system and review the costs once the three-month test is concluded.

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Mailers set their sights on the holiday season

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The US Postal Service (USPS) is expecting a big increase in the volume of catalog mailings for the 2000 fall holiday season but is prepared for the eventuality. Nick Barranca, USPS VP for operations, said standard-A mail volume would rise by 5% as mailers revert back from Internet advertising. He added that fall mailing flows would improve with the arrival of new ASFM 100 sorting machines for flat or catalog mailings. Additionally, the agency has hired more seasonal employees; added staff to its business services network; and has upgraded its Drop-Ship Appointment System.

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USPS outlines attack on problems

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The US Postal Service (USPS) could lose $2 to $3 billion in 2001, according to Postmaster General William Henderson. Speaking before the Spring National Postal Forum, Henderson said that the USPS has no control over rising labor costs and pricing since third-party arbitration decisions and automatic pay increases are tied with the Consumer Price Index. He added that a decline in First-Class and standard mail have also affected the USPS' revenue growth.

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