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Subject: No price increase for 2010
Date Posted: 10/17/2009 2:09 PM ET
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The Postmaster General issued a statement which included the following:

 

The Postal Service will not increase prices for market dominant products in calendar year 2010. Simply stated, there will not be a price increase for market dominant products including First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, periodicals, and single-piece Parcel Post. There will be no exigent price increase for these products.

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Date Posted: 10/19/2009 1:02 PM ET
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Where did you see this?

It doesn't say there won't be an increase in Media Mail, Priority, Express, Bulk, and International postage.

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Date Posted: 10/19/2009 7:18 PM ET
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It is from a letter to customers from the PMG.  Here is the text of the letter:

 

From the Postmaster General to Postal Service Customers:

Many of you have expressed concerns regarding mailing costs for 2010. The tough economic climate has presented significant challenges to all of us and pessimistic speculation has suggested that postal prices could increase by as much as 10 percent. As we begin a new fiscal year and as many of you, our business clients, are preparing your 2010 operating budgets, we want to end all speculation.

The Postal Service will not increase prices for market dominant products in calendar year 2010. Simply stated, there will not be a price increase for market dominant products including First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, periodicals, and single-piece Parcel Post. There will be no exigent price increase for these products.

This is the right decision at the right time for the right reason. Promoting the value of mail and encouraging its continued use is essential for jobs, the economy, and the future of both the Postal Service and the mailing industry. While increasing prices might have generated revenue for the Postal Service in the short term, the long term effect could drive additional mail out of the system. We want mailers to continue to invest in mail to grow their business, communicate with valued customers, and maintain a strong presence in the marketplace.

Changes in pricing for our competitive products—Priority Mail, Express Mail, Parcel Select, and most international products—are under consideration. We expect to announce a decision in November. We are committed to working with customers to find ways to grow the mail through innovative incentives like the Summer Sale and contract pricing. Mail is the most effective means of communication and advertising and we will continue to work together to increase the value of the mail. Mail is a smart investment for the future.

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Date Posted: 11/1/2009 4:56 PM ET
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Rate classes that USPS compeates with FedEx and UPS are subject to price increases next year. The classes USPS has a monopoly on will not go up.

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Date Posted: 11/11/2009 8:14 AM ET
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Media mail is NOT going up in January.

Priority and express mail prices will (mostly) go up.