For many printers, the United States Postal Service (USPS) is a vital link in the print and postal supply chain. It is estimated that 60 percent of printed material enters the mail stream, making the economic viability and sustainability of USPS as a long-term delivery partner a critical business and public policy issue for PIA and its member companies. The year 2018 has seen activity on postal reform coming from a variety of decision-making bodies: Congress, the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), and the Trump administration have each stepped up their respective examinations of and recommendations for the future of the USPS. This article provides a road map for printers to follow as the debate unfolds, while the industry works to shape pro-print, pro-growth postal reform policy.
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