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# Newsroom - Press Releases

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    10/12/2016
  PRC To Host Technical Conference: USPS to address Flats Directive in 2015 ACD   

**Washington, DC** – In its 2015 Annual Compliance Determination(ACD), the Postal Regulatory Commission identified components of the Postal Service’s Flats mail flow that appear to represent pinch points that significantly impact Flats’ cost and service. As a result, the Commission asked that the Postal Service provide a complete response to the chapter 6 directive in the ACD.

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    09/23/2016
  PRC Publishes Strategic Plan Outlining Five-Year Vision   

**Washington**, **DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission introduced a new Strategic Plan that will guide the Commission in its planning, activities, and initiatives over the next five years. The Plan outlines the agency’s vision to promote a robust universal mail system through objective, accurate, and timely regulatory analyses and decisions.

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    09/01/2016
  PRC Announces Plan for 10-year Review of System of Regulating Rates and Classes for Market Dominant Products  

**Washington, DC** – At today’s quarterly public meeting of the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission), the Commission outlined its plans for the upcoming review of the existing ratemaking system. The Commission is notifying the public now so that all interested parties may prepare to fully participate in the review that will start after December 20, 2016. 

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    08/11/2016
  Commission Hosts Technical Conference on USPS Performance Measurement Data  

**Washington, DC** – The Postal Regulatory Commission will host an off-the-record technical conference on August 26, 2016, at 10:00 am in the hearing room at Commission offices, 901 New York Ave. NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20268, to discuss data represented in the Postal Service’s first two quarterly reports on its service performance measurement systems proposals for Market Dominant products.  
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    05/11/2016
  Acting Chairman Taub Outlines Postal Service Challenges in PRC Testimony to House Committee   

**Washington, DC** – Acting Chairman Robert G. Taub testified before the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee at a hearing on May 11, 2016, titled “Reforming the Postal Service: Finding a Viable Solution.” During his testimony, Taub outlined the Commission’s analysis of the various challenges that contribute to the Postal Service’s current financial condition. The Acting Chairman concluded his presentation by asking, “Where can we look for answers?  
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    05/04/2016
  PRC Examines USPS 2015 Performance Goals and 2016 Performance Plan: Report offers recommendations for meeting goals in the future  

**Washington, DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) fiscal year (FY) 2015 Annual Performance Report and fiscal year 2016 Performance Plan. The Commission is statutorily required to review the Postal Service’s goals and make findings as to whether the Postal Service has met those goals and offer any recommendations regarding the protection or promotion of public policy objectives.

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    04/14/2016
  PRC Seeks Public Comment on Report to the President and Congress: PRC must make recommendations for any legislation or other measures necessary to improve the effectiveness or efficiency of the postal laws of the United States  

**Washington, DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) called for public input and comment as it prepares a statutorily mandated report to the President and the Congress on the operation of the Nation’s postal laws. The Commission established Docket No. PI2016-3 for this purpose.

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    03/30/2016
  Commission Releases Report on the Postal Service’s Financial Condition: Despite the slight improvement in liquidity, the Postal Service faces significant financial challenges  

**Washington, DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) released its report analyzing the Postal Service’s (Postal Service) financial condition for fiscal year (FY) 2015.

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    03/30/2016
  Postal Regulatory Commission/United States Postal Service  

**Washington, DC** – Representatives of the Postal Regulatory Commission and the United States Postal Service met on March 30, 2016 to share information of interest concerning the operations of both organizations.

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    03/28/2016
  PRC Assesses Pricing and Service Performance in FY 2015   

**Washington, DC** – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) today issued its statutorily mandated *Annual Compliance Determination* (ACD) assessing the Postal Service’s compliance with pricing and service performance standards in fiscal year (FY) 2015.  
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