Postal Rates Set to Increase in 2012 as Congress Considers Postal Reform
Article On Oct. 18, the United States Postal Service proposed postage rate increases effective Jan. 22, 2012.

Postal Rate Increase Announced
Article On Jan. 13, the United States Postal Service announced that postal rates, including some nonprofit postal rates, will increase on April 17, 2011.

Postal Rate Increase Denied
Article On Sept. 30, the Postal Regulatory Commission denied a United States Postal Service request for significant increases in postal rates, including nonprofit standard and periodical rates. The rate increases would have taken effect on Jan. 2, 2011.

Postal Rates to Remain Steady in 2010
Article On Oct. 15, Postmaster General Jack Potter announced that U.S. postal rates for first-class and nonprofit mail, periodicals and single-piece parcel post will not be increased in 2010.

Nonprofit Postal Rates to Increase
Article As part of its annual pricing review, the United States Postal Service has approved increases to U.S. postal rates, including nonprofit rates.

In Advance: Pinching Pennies over Postal Rates
CURRENTS Article How upcoming increases will affect your alumni mailings

Finding the Perfect Fit
CURRENTS Article Questions to consider when trying to determine the right size advertising program for your magazine include: 1) who are your readers and where do they live?; 2) who is your competition?; 3) what’s your circulation?; 4) what rates will you charge?; 6) who will sell ads, or coordinate materials and billings?; and 7) what postal rate is best for you? A sidebar article looks at postal restrictions and requirements of two alumni magazine mail classifications.