MPA to USPS - "Don't Raise Rates!"
The Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) are expressing frustration over the prospect of a third postage rate increase in two years, saying that this "is not what the American economy needs at this time."
The MPA wants the rate increase to be delayed until 2003 at the earliest. The proposed rate increase for magazines would be 10%.
Last year rates were hiked up 9.9% in January, and an additional 2.6% in July.
The MPA has called on Congress, and the Administration, to join in their cause in delaying any rate increases.
Not content with just talking, magazine publishers are actually trying their best to do something about the situation, as they will continue to work closely with the Postal Service to identify additional way to increase efficiency, cut costs, and avoid continued and unnecessary rate hikes.
Higher rates would lead to more of a burden on the magazine publishers, which could come back to the magazine buyers in the form of higher newsstand price, and to the advertisers in the form of hiked advertising rates.
Recent Online Media Daily Articles
-
Coca-Cola Loses Bid To Dismiss Text-Spam Case May 24, 5:41 p.m.
Consumers can proceed with a lawsuit against Coca-Cola for allegedly sending them unwanted SMS messages, a ... -
Disaster Ready: Google Maps Model Quickly Adjusts To Events May 24, 5:29 p.m.
The four-lane bridge in Washington state that partially collapsed Thursday into the Skagit River was removed ... -
Pandora Beats Rev Estimates, Adds Subscribers May 24, 5:01 p.m.
Online radio service Pandora on Thursday reported that revenue rose 55% in the first quarter to $126 ... -
Real-Time Web Turns Consumers Into Impulse Buyers May 24, 4:37 p.m.
Video, mobile, social, and better search capabilities continue to make it easy for consumers to buy ... -
Mugnier Shares M&C Saatchi's Mobile Approach May 24, 4:32 p.m.
M&C Saatchi Mobile was formed three years ago through the acquisition of mobile marketing agency Inside ... -
Yahoo Search Experiments With New Look May 23, 6:30 p.m.
Yahoo Search has been experimenting with colors, features and layouts, as the company tries to determine ... -
Path Seeks Dismissal Of Wireless-Spam Case May 23, 5:07 p.m.
Mobile social network Path is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that the ... -
Amazon Appstore Goes Global May 23, 4:59 p.m.
Amazon may have been late to the app store game, but that hasn’t stopped it from ... -
Data Is Springboard For Product Development May 23, 4:44 p.m.
iProspect named Ben Wood to global president Thursday; he's tasked with growing the company's network and ... -
Vice, Twitter Partner For Mobile Show May 23, 2:14 p.m.
Simultaneously expanding its video and social strategy, Vice on Thursday unveiled #dailyvice -- a daily show ...
Be the first to comment on "MPA to USPS - "Don't Raise Rates!""
Leave a Comment