A Mailer's Take on the State of Catalog Mailings, Part 1

Catalog Success: How has postal rate making changed since the implementation of the 2006 postal reform legislation?
Allen Abbott: Prior to the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA), postal rate making was a lengthy litigation process, presided over by the [former] Postal Rate Commission. Rate decisions were made based on cost attribution arguments, with the overriding legal consideration that the Postal Service was mandated to run its operation on a break-even basis.