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.
Call to action: USPS SERVES US Act
May 15, 2025
The USPS SERVES US Act is the only bill in Congress that would halt the destructive postage hikes and service cuts, but with all of the controversy in Washington, we need as many people as possible to ...
USPS Board of Governors selects new postmaster general
May 9, 2025
Today, the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors announced the selection of David Steiner as the nation’s 76th postmaster general. Steiner has served on the board of FedEx and is a former CEO of ...
How to make USPS’ Address Change Service work best for you
May 1, 2025
The NNA Postal Hotline has gotten a lot of traffic lately regarding issues that members are experiencing with address corrections.
NNA applauds introduction of the USPS SERVES US Act
Apr 24, 2025
Today, Representative Sam Graves (R-Missouri-06) introduced the USPS Services Enhancement and Regulatory Viability Expansion and Sustainability for the U.S. Act (USPS SERVES US Act).
NNA needs your help with USPS ACS problems
Apr 18, 2025
Survey Response Request — We have been receiving a large number of complaints regarding the new ACS (Address Change Service) return system.
USPS moves forward with July rate increase
Apr 9, 2025
Rates for periodicals are proposed to increase by X %.
NNA Postal Team leads training on new rules for Flats Bundles
Apr 1, 2025
Held via Zoom on March 27, the Max Heath Postal Institute™ Special Sessions training Program 1, New Rules for Flats Bundles, detailed interpreting the new ruling on bundling, updates and how to comply.
Some alternatives exist for situations where plastic strapping isn't practical
Apr 1, 2025
By July 1, 2025, mailers of Periodicals newspapers and Marketing Mail shoppers or other flat newspaper-sized mailings will have to cross-strap bundles that go through mail processing. Plastic straps or ...
