August 25, 2026 The Postal Service filed notice today with the Postal Regulatory Commission, or PRC, about temporary price changes for some package services during the 2026 holiday shipping season. The planned changes would affect prices on Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground Advantage and Parcel Select. No other products or services would be … Read more
May 11, 2026 The Postal Service has filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission, or PRC, to adjust prices on some domestic competitive package and service offerings. Changes include eliminating ounce-based rate differentiation for published commercial USPS Ground Advantage prices, which will not affect customers who have negotiated commercial rates for USPS Ground Advantage; and … Read more
The new rates will increase the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents.
April 9, 2026 The Postal Service has filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission of mailing services price changes to take effect Sunday, July 12. The new rates include a 4-cent increase in the price of a First-Class Mail Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents. The proposed adjustments, approved by Postal Service governors, … Read more
April 9, 2026 Washington, DC – The Postal Regulatory Commission today issued Order No. 9504, which grants the Postal Service a multi-year waiver to address its deteriorating financial condition. To use the waiver, the Postal Service simply must provide advance notice to the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commission. The financial impact of the waiver in its … Read more
March 25, 2026 The Postal Service has filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission, or PRC, of a time-limited price change on certain products to better align its transportation costs with the market. The planned change, which was approved by the Board of Governors on March 24, is an 8 percent increase that would affect … Read more
March 23, 2026 Tracking essential Postal Service financial information over time often means hunting through dozens of reports and other documents. We have a new tool to help. The Postal Service publishes lots of important data reports on its own Financials page and in filings to the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC). One key report is the Postal Service’s … Read more
December 15, 2025 It’s that time of year when people gather with their families, share meals together, and create new memories. It’s a time of reflection, a time for gratitude….and of course a time for hearing about the accomplishments of the OIG. We’ve just issued our Fall 2025 Semiannual Report to Congress, a summary of our work … Read more
The Postal Regulatory Commission will review the changes before they are scheduled to take effect.
