Index to Articles and Q&As

New DMM changes affect mail preparation

Corporate Flats Strategy
Flats proposal could hurt delivery time (May 2003)
Act now on flats plan (June 2003)
Survey needed (July 2003)
Postal officials get earful on flats proposal (August 2003)
Still time to comment on flats plan (September 2003)

Delivery
Address Change Service can save 50 cents (October 2002)
Consumer Service Card
Dr. Postal solves mailing woes (October 2003)
Delivery problems (January 2005)
Delivery Point Validation (October 2005)
Emergency Service Operations
Failed delivery
Impermissible Mailpieces (September 2003)
Poor Delivery
Ride-alongs
Sampling limits nonsubscriber copies to 10% (November 2005)
Sampling requires preplaning to avoid 10% (December 2005)
Send subscription notices cheaper? (July 2002)
Simple addresses work for TMCs (October 2002)
Combined mailings save money (August 2004)

Packaging
24-piece minimum sack proposal 'stinks' (October 2005)
Broken Bundles
Firm Packs
Hard-copy CRISS no longer free after Oct. 1 (August 2004)
New bag labels took effect May 15, 2005 (June 2005)
Packaging Alternatives
Shrink Wrap Alternatives
Tips on better-prepared packages

Postal Customer Councils
PCCs provide forum for publishers' input (July 2004)
Customer councils listen to mailers’ input (October 2004)
10 Postal Consumer Councils in Texas (October 2005)

Postal Forms
Calculate Your Postage (January 2003)
Complaint Form & Electronic Pub Watch
Frequency must match statement
3-page postal statements take effect
PS Form 3526 Statement of Ownership Management and Circulation
Important postal records to keep (August 2003)

Postal Reform
Senate takes up 1st postal overhaul in 30 years(March 2004)
Postal Service needs immediate reform (May 2004)
Reform: 10% mail volume drop would cost 780,000 jobs (June 2004)
Postal reform in limbo (June 2005)
Postal reform stalls in Senate (July 2004)
Postal reform returns to national agenda (March 2005)
Rate case would help USPS meet escrow payments (July 2005)

Rulings
Advertising Percentage
Advertising supplements (September 2003)
Checks & Balances
Check PO Calculations (August 2002)
Consistent Rulings
Get It In Writing!
Group newspapers should follow 20% rule (November 2003)
In-county and 10% rule (January 2005)
Paid subscriber list (February 2004)
Postal Service to focus on prevention
Postal settlement
Postal bill defeated (July 2002)
Quality control checks begin
Records must be kept for 3 years (October 2002)
Revenue Deficiencies & Limit on fines

Rates
Check foreign rates
DSCF Discounts for shoppers (August 2002)
Ride-alongs don't include inserts (February 2003)
New rates began July 1, 2002 (July 2002)
Postal rates Jan. 8, 2006 (December 2005)
Rate hike eyed for 2006 (March 2005)
Subscription price too low? (April 2003)

Miscellaneous
Anchor offers member benefit (November 2002)
Changing Frequency
CRISS hard copy continues (October 2004)
Domestic Mail Manual gets redesign (July 2005)
Mailroom Security
Newspaper visits help answer mailing questions (June 2004)
President orders review of USPS
Postmaster general encounters woes at postal forum (May 2005)
Postal Reviews by TPA
Postal software changes coming in June 2005 (March 2005)

Related links
USPS Online
Postal Explorer to download forms and view new zone charts
Postal Rate Commission
Postal News