Postal Service Wants to Count Every Transaction, Not Estimate
Published Date: 6/9/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Postal Service wants to change how it reports mail data by using exact transaction counts instead of estimates. This affects anyone interested in postal mail stats, especially for non-contract mail with PC Postage. Comments on this change are open until July 1, 2025, and it could improve accuracy without extra costs.
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