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From NNA

Dear NNA Member,

The U.S. Postal Service has just announced that it will not implement the postage increase for Periodicals and Standard Mail on April 26 as planned.

As you will see in Max Heath’s April Pub Aux column, the Postal Regulatory Commission has twice rejected the proposed prices.

In the latest round, it asked USPS to revise its proposal. Mailers are then permitted 45 days between final acceptance of the rates and the implementation. So the newest rates could not go into effect now until mid-May at the earliest.

We will keep you posted. Below is the USPS announcement.

Tonda Rush
trush@americanpressworks.com.

Postal Service Delays April 2015 Price Change

The Postal Service Governors decided today to delay the implementation of new market-dominant and competitive rates and classification changes until all of our proposed market-dominant changes are approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission (“PRC”). This decision was primarily motivated by a desire to eliminate potential adverse impacts on postal customers that might result from a staggered implementation of our new prices. After considering the complexity of the required programming changes in view of the remand of some of our proposed changes by the Postal Regulatory Committee, the specific complications that our customers might face; the potential cost to the supply chain as a whole of a staggered implementation, the Postal Service has decided to delay implementation until all of our proposed rates and classification changes can be implemented at one time.

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Postmaster General Megan Brennan is presented an NNA glass paperweight as a token of appreciation by Interlink President Brad Hill, who introduced her, on behalf of the National Newspaper Association following her presentation at the NNA We Believe conference. Interlink photo/Bill Garber

Postmaster General says USPS committed to improved tracking

Megan Brennan, who became the U.S. Postal Service’s first female postmaster general this year, told publishers attending NNA’s We Believe conference March 19 in Washington, D.C., that the key to delivery consistency is ‘visibility.’

She said the Postal Service is committed to improve its tracking ability to make sure newspapers in the system ‘have no place to run and no place to hide’ while in the postal network.

Interlink President Brad Hill, an NNA representative on the Mailers’ Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC), introduced Brennan at the opening session.

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From NNA

Dear NNA Member,

Problems with newspaper delivery in the mail seem to have broken out all over the nation. When Postmaster General Megan Brennan spoke to National Newspaper Association members at last week’s Leadership Summit, she promised attention to the problems. We take her at her word and are following up.

But meanwhile, the U.S. Postal Service has already lowered the STANDARDS for delivering mail—that is, the number of days the mail is supposed to take. Many NNA members say some mail wasn’t delivered according to the old standards, and they doubt that lowering standards is a good solution.

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In the grand hall of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum beside Union Station in Washington, D.C., NNA CEO Tonda Rush discusses postal issues with Max Heath, NNA Postal Consultant, and Interlink President Brad Hill.  Interlink co-sponsored the March 18 NNA reception and tour of the Postal Museum that kicked off the We Believe in Newspapers Summit.   Interlink photo/Bill Garber

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Q.  How do I change the advertising percentage or weight of a previously printed 3541?

A.  To change the advertising percentage or weight of a previously printed, or entered 3541, please follow these instructions:

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By Robert Trapp, Publisher
Rio Grande Sun, Espanola, NM
Published Thursday, March 12, 2015
Reprinted with permission

It’s challenging to operate your own business, especially in Española. A scientific survey fictionalized for this editorial states 5 percent of our population creates 99 percent of the problems we all have to tolerate to live here. That 5 percent keeps law enforcement and a good newspaper in business, in spades. But it’s a double-edged sword.

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By Robert Trapp, Publisher
Rio Grande Sun, Espanola, NM
Published Thursday, March 12, 2015
Reprinted with permission

It’s challenging to operate your own business, especially in Española. A scientific survey fictionalized for this editorial states 5 percent of our population creates 99 percent of the problems we all have to tolerate to live here. That 5 percent keeps law enforcement and a good newspaper in business, in spades. But it’s a double-edged sword.

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In January, USPS sought rate increases for both Standard and Periodical mail; however, on March 6, the PRC found USPS failed to provide sufficient support for the increase.  USPS has until March 12 to refile for any rate increase to take effect by April 26.

It’s currently unclear whether USPS will be able to refile in time. Interlink is monitoring the situation closely and will ensure any necessary software changes will be implemented accordingly.

Q. How do I print reports and labels from Circulation?

A.  While putting information into your Circulation software is nice, getting information back out is even better. Interlink Circulation has all the reporting you need, putting the power of your data at your fingertips.

Finding the Right Report

Reports are broken down into categories making it easier to find the one(s) you want. To find and print a specific report:

1. Click the Print Reports… button on the left panel in Interlink Circulation.
2. Select the category for the type of report you wish to print. The All category lists all reports in all categories.
3. Check the box next to the report(s) you wish to print. By checking the box next to more than one report, multiple reports will print at the same time. Note: Changing categories will un-check any reports you have selected. If you wish to select multiple reports from multiple categories you must use the All category.
4. Click the Print button to begin printing. In some cases you may be prompted for additional information specific to the report(s) you have selected.

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From NNA

The Next Edition of PUB AUX LIVE! is February 12, 2015 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Eastern Time).

Postal eDoc is a time and money saver. It can protect newspapers from errors that creep into hard-copy postage statement filing. Bringing newspapers into the USPS digital tracking environment will pay off in better trouble-shooting and tracking service in years to come. Learn how to get on board smoothly and efficiently from the experts in the business

Registration fee: $40 for NNA members / $65 for non-NNA members

Click here to register.