Postal Issues — Rate Case Pushes Forward

THE GOOD news, bad news scenario has struck the commercial printing industry, as well as the mailing community. The first bit of news should help serve as some consolation to the latter.

Unless you’ve spent the last month on holiday in Copenhagen, you’re well aware that the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act was miraculously salvaged by Congress in the closing minutes of the 109th session, a.k.a the lame duck, (see story on page 5). On December 20, H.R. 6407 was pushed through by President Bush, giving the green light to legislation aimed at modernizing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) business practices.