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30 minutes from now – 12:00 pm EST – Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings and Congressman Stephen Lynch, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy, will hold a press conference to announce comprehensive legislation to fundamentally change the Postal Service’s business model to cut costs and increase revenue.
Their bill, the Innovate to Deliver Act of 2011 (I2D Act), meets the Postal Service’s financial challenges by implementing reforms in three core areas: performance, personnel, and profitability. The bill includes provisions to allow the Postal Service to function more like a business and reduce the restrictions that have hindered its ability to respond effectively to a changing market.
To call in to the Press Conference scheduled today between 12:00 and 12:30 pm, dial (712) 775-7400 and use Passcode 698340.
The Postal Service made final clarifications on non-profit eligibility, commingled mail procedures and the usage of Postal Wizard for their Summer 2011 Mobile Barcode Promotion.
Access all the latest and final information here: https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=mobilebarcode
Wallace Vingelis
Vice President, Business Development & Marketing
Window Book, Inc.
Phone: (617) 395-4569
email: wvingelis@windowbook.com
One of the hottest topics related to the USPS Mobile Barcode Promotion is the issue of whether commingled, combined and co-mail mailings can participate and take advantage of the 3% discount during July and August. Yesterday afternoon the USPS met with representatives from the mailing industry and worked out the details on this issue. Here is the updated information taken directly from page 2 of the latest USPS FAQs document:
10. If my mail is commingled, combined or part of a co-mailing can I participate?
A: The scope of this promotion includes only mobile barcode mailings supported by a single postage statement. First-Class Mail and Standard commingled, combined and co-mail mailings (including MLOCR mailings) may only qualify for the Mobile Barcode promotion if all of the pieces commingled in the mailing have mobile barcodes or if the mailings include multiple clients (or versions) , but have separate postage statements generated by client (or version) that contain mobile barcode. Commingled, combined and co-mail mailings which do not separate mobile barcode mailings in separate postage statements from non-mobile barcode mailings, are not eligible for the discount.
Individually presented and accepted mailings that are later copalletized are eligible for the Mobile Barcode Promotion. This includes Standard Mail copalletized trays when the mailings are individually presented for acceptance and then copalletized.
For all the details on the USPS Mobile Barcode Promotion, and to download the latest copy of the FAQs, visit: https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=mobilebarcode.
Wallace Vingelis
Vice President, Business Development & Marketing
Window Book, Inc.
Phone: (617) 395-4569
email: wvingelis@windowbook.com
URL: www.windowbook.com
Although the Postal Service has not formally announced this yet, the FAQs document about the Mobile Barcode Promotion has been updated to reflect that non-profit mail will be eligible to take advantage of the 3% mobile barcode discount as long as all other requirements of the program are met. This information was also confirmed by several employees of the USPS on an MTAC User Group 1 teleconference this morning. They also let everyone on the call know that formal announcement of this is expected sometime next week.
The below Q&A is copied directly from page 3 of the most recent FAQs document:
14. Is non-profit mail eligible for the promotion?
A. Yes, non-profit mail is eligible for this promotion discount, as long as all other program requirements are met.
To get all the details about the Mobile Barcode Promotion and download a copy of the most recent FAQs document, visit: https://ribbs.usps.gov/index.cfm?page=mobilebarcode
Also discussed on the MTAC call this morning was that there will be a call this afternoon between the USPS and members of MTAC to discuss and clarify issues concerning commingled mailings and their participation in this program.
Wallace Vingelis
Vice President, Business Development & Marketing
Window Book, Inc.
Phone: (617) 395-4569
email: wvingelis@windowbook.com
URL: www.windowbook.com
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