Commercial Printing Industry : Year in Review

The Postal Service’s problems were confounded further when the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) rejected its exigent request for an average 5.6 percent rate increase. The PRC ruled that the USPS could not seek a hike in excess of the inflation rate. At press time, the Postal Service was appealing the decision. The agency would also learn that its postmaster general, John Potter, was retiring by year’s end.