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Recent USPS Standard Means Implementing Stricter Mailing Requirements
Author(s) -
Stephens Harry
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2010.tb10136.x
Subject(s) - mandate , business , postal service , customer service , service (business) , finance , operations management , marketing , advertising , engineering , public administration , law , political science
This article discusses the Move Update standards implemented by the U.S. Postal Service and the possibility of increased postal fees for utilities as a result. It requires utilities and other companies to update customer and member addresses kept on file within 95 days immediately preceding a mailing, but also now assesses a fine on those mailings deemed noncompliant. However, the mandate encourages utilities to maintain their customer files and keep addresses updated, thus saving money in the long run.