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:

On the Postal Service’s Mailers Technical Advisory Committee
Before the Postal Regulatory Commission
With the House Oversight and Government Committee
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

Some of NNA’s achievements include:

Preserving the lowest commercial postage rate in the system—the Within County privilege—for community newspapers for more than 120 years
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
Making sure a newspaper does not lose the privilege just because a postal carrier’s route wanders outside a county line
Gaining an extension for the requirement to shift to a new Intelligent Mail Barcode for automation discounts
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.

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 ...

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 ...