Court Orders USPS to Lower Cost of First-class Stamp

However, the decision from the PRC also stated that the USPS could only earn back $3 billion from the increase, which will be a mark hit this summer.

In response to the PRC’s decision, both the USPS and the bulk mailing industry filed legal challenges once the rate increase began. The USPS said the increase should be made permanent, and the bulk mailing industry argued against the recession as justification for the rate hike.