Federal Court Ruling: USPS Can't Keep Rate Increase Forever and Must Make Adjustments

The U.S. Postal Service will have to roll back a portion of its largest rate increase in 11 years after a federal court ruled that the higher postage prices in place since January 2014 can’t be permanent.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the emergency rates should not become permanent. The aftereffects of the recession have become "the new normal," the ruling said—and the Postal Service must adjust to that reality.