Postal Board Nominees in Favor of Giving Postal Service Primacy Over PRC in Setting Rates

Postal stakeholders were gratified to see four nominees put up last week to fill out a skeleton crew on the Postal Board of Governors. Mailers might have a change of heart, however, after Monday's vetting of the candidates by a Senate committee revealed them to be ready to hand full rate-setting authority to the U.S. Postal Service.

The Direct Marketing Association questioned the notion of removing regulatory oversight from a government-run monopoly. "Mailers would be vulnerable to the whims of the governors," commented Peggy Hudson, DMA's SVP of government affairs. "The PRC plays a very important role in the mailing community."