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USPS Announces No Rate Hike for 1st Class Mail in 2010!
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, 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. They 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 their competitive products—Priority Mail, Express Mail, Parcel Select, and most international products—are under consideration. They expect to announce a decision in November.
Mail Services Has Banker's Boxes!
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
-- Free banker's boxes to any department that needs them.
HOW DO YOU GET THEM?
-- You can come to Mail Services and pick up as many as your department needs. Please call and reserve the number of banker's boxes your department needs ahead of time so we can have them ready.
-- Mail Services can deliver small quantities to your department at no charge.
HOW DO YOU ORDER THEM?
-- Just call 3-MAIL or email mail [at] berkeley [dot] edu and tell us how many you need and if you want to pick them up or have them delivered.
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It seems early but it is time to order your holiday stamps. Due to the nearly annual postage rate increases, we are only ordering enough holiday stamps to fill your orders. You can view t
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Coming Soon! Online Recharge Statements
Look for Mail Services’ new online billing page. With this new feature we plan to recharge departments on a weekly basis and customers can view this information whenever they want online
Success Stories
Mail Services began document shredding services for UC Berkeley Departments on a recharge basis in July, 2008.
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