National Newspaper Association
Protecting, Promoting and Enhancing Community Newspapers Since 1885
Postal
NNA works daily on postal issues that affect community newspapers. Its goals are to achieve fair rates, efficient service and a level competitive playing field between newspapers and direct mail competitors.
NNA represents community newspapers:
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On the Postal Service’s Mailers Technical Advisory Committee
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Before the Postal Regulatory Commission
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With the House Oversight and Government Committee
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The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
Some of NNA’s achievements include:
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Preserving the lowest commercial postage rate in the system—the Within County privilege—for community newspapers for more than 120 years
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Gaining a new 5 percent discount for Outside County postage for total mailings of under 5,000 copies when a paper has the Within County privilege
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Making sure a newspaper does not lose the privilege just because a postal carrier’s route wanders outside a county line
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Gaining an extension for the requirement to shift to a new Intelligent Mail Barcode for automation discounts
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Preserving next-day or better service standards for periodicals entered at local post offices or mail distribution facilities
NNA Postal Hotline
National Newspaper Association provides postal consulting services for its members.
White House announces plan to dissolve USPS' Board of Governors
Feb 21, 2025
NNA is aware of reliable reports that the White House intends to try to dissolve the USPS Board of Governors and move the Postal Service back to a cabinet department.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announces intention to leave USPS
Feb 18, 2025
Today, the United States Postal service issued a press release announcing that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has signaled that it is time for the USPS Board of Governors to identify a replacement.
Bundles and the USPS
Feb 1, 2025
To refresh your memory, the Postal Service issued a proposed rule last summer that would require all flats bundles to be secured by two or more cross-strapped bands or be shrink-wrapped with two or ...
NNA Postal Committee questions MTAC regarding newspaper bundling
Feb 1, 2025
At the January 15 Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) meeting in Washington, D.C. ...
No mail delivery January 9, 2025, for National Day of Observance for Former President Jimmy Carter
Jan 2, 2025
A National Day of Observance has been declared to honor the death of former President, Jimmy Carter.
DeJoy covers his ears, but Congress is listening to NNA
Dec 18, 2024
Last week Postmaster General Louis DeJoy covered his ears in response to criticisms from members of Congress about service quality under his tenure, perhaps cementing his legacy of unresponsiveness and ...
USPS’ new transportation plan might affect you
Nov 1, 2024
The U.S. Postal Service has implemented a new transportation scheme, whereby mail trucks are generally going to local post offices once daily. Previously, most offices saw a morning and afternoon truck. ...
PRC begins review early
Oct 1, 2024
At least the regulator has now begun a review of its rules. The review was legally required for next year, but the PRC began early as it saw the state of the shredded curtains and carpets.
