Mailing & Fulfillment Special Report — Rate Case Realities

Where 39 cents (at the “old” rates) covered the first ounce of a letter, flat or parcel, there are separate “new rates,” with flats being higher than letters, and parcels being higher than both. These separate pricing schedules are simply reflections of the corresponding differences in processing costs. And this shape-based approach to pricing is ubiquitous in the current postal rate case.