The main victims are likely to be small businesses, local nonprofit groups, churches and the like, who in many cases won’t learn of the surcharges until after their mailings have been printed and prepared. Mitchell points out that the surcharge is immense relative to costs, and is out of line with the principles of efficient rate setting.
A Bad Move for Small Mailers: Postal Expert Questions Move Update Surcharge
The main victims are likely to be small businesses, local nonprofit groups, churches and the like, who in many cases won’t learn of the surcharges until after their mailings have been printed and prepared. Mitchell points out that the surcharge is immense relative to costs, and is out of line with the principles of efficient rate setting.