Summary
Another important change affects first class mail. Currently, there is a very small difference between first class presorted flats and letters; so small that in some cases it is less expensive overall to pay the additional postage cost in order to avoid the cost of folding a mail piece from flat to letter size. For example, consider a 12-page, 8.5x11'' newsletter mailing at first class presort rates.
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It's Official: Postage Rates Will Increase
An important milestone was reached in late February when the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) issued its response to R2006-1, the rate case filed in April 2006, to the USPS Board of Governors (BOG). The PRC accepted most of R2006-1, including the proposed shift to using shape as well as weight to determine postage rates. It also accepted the "forever" stamp, but lowered...
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