NNA and USPS Agree on New Discount

NNA and USPS Agree on New Discount

     The National Newspaper Association (NNA) and the United States Postal Service (USPS) have agreed on a new discount for small newspaper mailers who must haul their own mail to a local post office to achieve timely delivery. Newspaper mailers have used private hauling without compensation in this manner for many years.
      The amount of the discount to be in place with the 2001 rates will be established at the end of the rate case now before the Postal Rate Commission. In the past, the equivalent discount has been 2 cents per copy or piece.
      "The Postal Service recognizes that it cannot always meet the need for fast delivery that most newspapers need within their own markets," said Max Heath, NNA’s postal committee chairman.
      "Encouraging publishers to deliver bundles to local offices will help improve service and it will help the Postal Service to avoid costs. It’s a win-win," he added.