USPS Drops New Mail Deals—Speak Up by Valentine's Deadline!
Published Date: 2/12/2025
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Summary
The Postal Regulatory Commission is reviewing new deals the Postal Service wants to offer for competitive mail services. If you use or compete with these services, you can share your thoughts by February 14, 2025. These changes might add or tweak special mail options, but no immediate price changes are announced yet.
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USPS Filed Four New Mail Contracts
The Postal Service filed requests accepted on February 6, 2025 to add four negotiated service agreements to the Competitive product list: Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contracts 614, 615, and 616 (Dockets MC2025-1173, MC2025-1174, MC2025-1176) and Priority Mail Express/Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage Contract 1328 (Docket MC2025-1175). The Commission opened public proceedings and set a public comment deadline of February 14, 2025.
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