Here We Go Again…Another Postal Rate Increase!
Posted on Thu, Sep 09, 2010 @ 10:02 AM
Here we go again. The cost of postage continues to rise and the trend shows no signs of slowing soon. Fighting to survive a deepening financial crisis, the Postal Service wants to increase the price of first-class mail by 2 cents – to 46 cents –starting in January. Other postage costs will rise as well.
Postage rates have increased exponentially recent years; nearly 30 percent since 2001. This increasing pressure will be significant and organizations stand to lose millions in postal savings if they fail to comply with ever-changing USPS regulations.
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