Mailing & Fulfillment — Looming Changes for Mailers

o A rate case, or "price adjustment" as they're now called, this month;

o Implementation of tighter "Move Update" standards in November;

o Phase-out of more postage meter models by the end of 2008; and

o Implementation of the Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB) in May 2009.

In addition, the Postal Service will conclude rulemakings about service performance measurement and address location on flats, and Congress and the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) will be considering reports about the postal monopoly, accounting rules for postal products, USPS "advantages" compared to competitors and other topics.