Postal Service Mulls Discounts to Bulk Mailers

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Taking a cue from the Obama administration, the U.S. Postal Service is considering a stimulus package of its own.

For the first time, the USPS is proposing a summer sale that will give discounts to as many as 5,000 of the country’s largest bulk mailers. The idea still has to make it through the Postal Regulatory Commission, and any decision could still be more than a month away.

The Postal Service is trying to stimulate more mailings during a traditionally slow time, the summer months, and boost its sagging bottom line.

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