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# Newsroom - Press Releases

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    10/17/2018
  White House Announcement on Universal Postal Union: Statement of Chairman Robert G. Taub  

**Washington, DC** – October 17, 2018. Earlier today, a statement was issued by the White House Press Secretary regarding President Trump’s receipt of a State Department report pursuant to an August 23rd Presidential Memorandum (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-38/). In light of this, Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Taub reiterates his previously issued statement of August 23rd.

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    08/24/2018
  Presidential Memorandum on Universal Postal Union: Chairman Robert Taub’s Statement  

**Washington, DC** – On August 23, 2018, President Donald J.  
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    04/26/2018
  PRC Evaluates USPS 2017 Performance and 2018 Performance Plan:  Report Finds Goals Not Met or Only Partially Met in FY 2017  

**Washington, DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its analysis of the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) fiscal year (FY) 2017 *Annual Performance Report**and**FY 2018 Performance Plan*.  
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    04/05/2018
  PRC Examination of USPS Financials Show Net Operating Loss of $1.3 Billion: Liabilities weaken improvements in liquidity  

**Washington, DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) released its *Financial Analysis* report, which analyzes the overall financial position of the United States Postal Service in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.

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    03/29/2018
  PRC Directs USPS to Address Compliance Issues in FY 2017 Annual Compliance Determination: Report shows progress in some areas and continued challenges in others  

**Washington, DC** – The Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) today issued its *Annual Compliance Determination* (ACD), a mandated assessment of the U.S. Postal Service’s (Postal Service) compliance with pricing and service performance requirements in fiscal year 2017 (FY 2017).  
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    02/08/2018
  PRC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Minimum Contribution of Competitive Products to Institutional Cost: Proposal Calls for Annual Modifications to Reflect Changes in Market Conditions  

**Washington, DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Rulemaking) after evaluating whether the existing 5.5 percent appropriate share of the institutional cost requirement for Competitive products should be retained in its current form, modified, or eliminated.  
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    01/26/2018
  PRC Issues FY 2017 Annual Report to the President and Congress  

**Washington, DC** – Today the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) released its *Annual Report to the President and Congress*summarizing the activities undertaken by the Commission during Fiscal Year (FY) 2017.  
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    12/01/2017
  Media Kit  
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    12/01/2017
  PRC CONCLUDES RATE SYSTEM HAS NOT ACHIEVED NECESSARY OBJECTIVES and ISSUES PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO ADDRESS SHORTCOMINGS:  Would Retain Price Cap System  

**Washington**, **D.C**. - Today, the Postal Regulatory Commission (Commission) issued its findings related to the statutorily mandated review of the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products that was first established in 2006 by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA).  
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    11/30/2017
  PRC to Make Announcement on the Future of the Postal Ratemaking System  

**BACKGROUND**: The Postal Regulatory Commission was required to initiate a review of the system for regulating rates and classes for Market Dominant products to determine if the ratemaking system has achieved the objectives of 39 U.S.C. 3622(b), taking into account the factors enumerated in 39 U.S.C. 3622(c). On December 20, 2016, the Commission began its review.  
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