Direct Mail E-newsletter Special Postage Rates Edition

The special postage rate increase edition of the e-newsletter sent out mid-December 2000 contained a sampling of new postage rates that had been accepted by the USPS. This is an expanded version of that newsletter.

According to the USPS, the postage rate increases proposed by the Postal Rate Commission have been accepted (under protest) by the USPS Board of Governors. The new postage rates will take affect January 7, 2001.

Read more about the events leading up to the approval of these postage rates and more direct mail and USPS news by browsing our news archive at http://www.mailcci.com/past_issues/ .

Here is a comparison chart of the new postage rates that were recently agreed upon by the Postal Rate Commission and the USPS Board of Governors. This chart is only a sample of the various classes, sortation levels and fees included in this latest increase. Please contact a CCI representative for more information on how these increase will affect you.

Class	Sort	Old Rate	New Rate	Increase
First Class Letter	Single	0.330	0.340	3.0%
	Basic	0.270	0.278	3.0%
	3-Digit	0.261	0.267	2.3%
	5-Digit	0.243	0.253	4.1%
	Carrier Route	0.238	0.243	2.1%
First Class Postcard Size	Single	0.200	0.200	0.0%
	Basic	0.166	0.164	-1.2%
	3-Digit	0.159	0.158	-0.6%
	5-Digit	0.146	0.151	3.4%
	Carrier Route	0.141	0.140	-0.7%
First Class Flat	Basic	0.300	0.310	3.3%
	3-Digit	0.270	0.295	9.3%
	5-Digit	0.270	0.275	1.9%
Standard Mail Letter	Basic	0.235	0.250	6.4%
	3/5 Digit	0.207	0.230	11.1%
	Auto Basic	0.183	0.197	7.7%
	Auto 3-Digit	0.176	0.187	6.3%
	Auto 5-Digit	0.160	0.174	8.7%
	Walk Seq. Saturation	0.130	0.143	10.0%
Standard Mail Flat	Basic	0.304	0.319	4.9%
	3/5 Digit	0.240	0.263	9.5%
	Auto Basic	0.245	0.275	12.2%
	Auto 3/5 Digit	0.203	0.236	16.3%
	Walk Seq. Saturation	0.140	0.147	5.0%
Periodical Piece Rates	Basic	0.294	0.325	10.5%
	3-Digit	0.253	0.276	9.1%
	5-Digit	0.197	0.214	8.6%
	Carrier Route	0.122	0.136	11.5%
	Walk Seq. Saturation	0.085	0.093	9.4%
Annual Mailing Permit Fee		$100.00	$125.00	25.0%

Now is the time to take advantage of CCI's exclusive MCAP plan. MCAP could save you up to 20 percent or even enough to pay your lettershop costs. MCAP puts special emphasis on lower postage costs and cost savings due to mailing less.