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.
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.
US Postal Service announces no stamp price changes for January 2025
Sep 20, 2024
While the release specifically refers to no increases for stamps, NNA has confirmed that newspaper rates will also remain at current levels until at least July of 2025.
Annual reminder — Statements of Ownership due to USPS Oct. 1
Sep 1, 2024
All publishers of Periodicals publications, including Foreign publications, must file a Form 3526 Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation by October 1st each year at the original–entry ...
USPS proposes to slow down rural mail. Again.
Aug 23, 2024
NNA Member Alert — The U.S. Postal Service has again proposed to lower public expectations for mail delivery, having already proven it cannot reliably deliver mail on time in many areas.
Proper Mail Preparation and Addressing — Understanding Periodicals Vol 3 Lesson 3
Aug 22, 2024
The third season of the Max Heath Postal Institute™ course on newspaper mail resumes Thursday, August 22. We'll focus on managing your address list, properly addressing your newspapers and preparing ...
Bundle Bruhaha
Aug 1, 2024
We felt that this would put an excessive burden on small newspapers to have to purchase expensive equipment if they do their mailing in-house.
National Newspaper Association files comments with USPS
Jul 8, 2024
Pursuant to the proposed changes to rules regarding Securing Bundles of Flats (89 FR 50542) ...
Preferred Price/Limited Circulation Discount — Make sure you’re taking it
Jul 1, 2024
The Preferred Price Discount actually applies to Periodicals mailers that qualify as non-profits, science and agriculture publications or classroom publications. But smaller regular Periodicals are also ...
