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06/04/2025
PRC Approves Status Quo Prices
Source: Mailers Hub, June 2, 2025
In an order issued on Friday, May 30, the Postal Regulatory Commission approved, with minor corrections, the status quo pries proposed by the Post Service on April 9. Those prices reflect the current classification structure for Marketing Mail and Bound Printed Matter.
On December 20, 2024, the Postal Service had filed proposals to eliminate BPM and revise the weight and size limits for Marketing Mail accordingly. Uncertain as to when it would issue a decision on those filings, on March 25, the PRC advised the USPS to file proposed prices under both scenarios, i.e., for the status quo with no change to BPM, and, alternatively, if the elimination of BPM were approved. Because the commission had not yet rendered a decision on the BPM filings by the May 30 deadline for issuing a decision on the proposed prices, the status quo prices remained applicable.
After its statement of approval an citation of statutory authorities, the PRC added a cautionary comment for the USPS: "Although the price adjustments proposed in this proceeding are consistent with applicable law and the Commission has no legal basis to reject the proposed changes, the Commission remains concerned about the substantial declines in Market Dominant volumes, overall service performance for market Dominant products, and the Postal Service's overall financial situation, issues that have all remained significant, if not worsened, since the current Market Dominant ratemaking system went into effect.
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