Monday, May 02, 2005

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DMNews.com News Article: "Nonprofits, USPS Agree on Standard Mail Rule

May 02, 2005

By: Scott Hovanyetz
Senior Reporter
scotth@dmnews.com

Nonprofit mailers are celebrating an agreement with the U.S. Postal Service regarding the interpretation of an impending rule that seeks to clarify the application of Standard mail rates in mail that includes personalization.
Slated to take effect June 1, the rule requires that mail including personal information for any purpose other than a solicitation must be sent at the First-Class rate rather than the cheaper Standard rate. After several test rulings from the USPS, nonprofits feared that solicitations would be meant to include requests for monetary donations only. "

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