The Rise and Fall of Postage

After what seemed like an eternity, the US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit finally came back with a decision on the exigent surcharge of 4.3% that was approved and implemented in 2014. Like many decisions, there is good news and there is bad news. The good news is that the Court agreed with the Postal… Read: The Rise and Fall of Postage »

Guest Article from our Partner, Solimar. Do industry specific applications handcuff your production operation?

Many industries have software vendors that have created specific line of business applications to perform particular tasks. These tasks could be as simple as generating a response to an inbound customer inquiry or as complex as creating compliance communications like a mortgage or insurance document. In most cases, these systems are very customized and help… Read: Guest Article from our Partner, Solimar. Do industry specific applications handcuff your production operation? »

What’s on the table?

Have you ever wondered what was included in a table update? Do you want to be notified when an update is available? Keep reading… Labeling Lists: (monthly) The USPS Labeling List tables provide active, originating 3- and 5-digit ZIP Code data along with their destination locations for labeling purposes. The Labeling Lists are used in… Read: What’s on the table? »

Three solutions for Rooftop Level Geocode from BCC Software

Geocoding is the process of finding associated geographic coordinates (often expressed as longitude and latitude) from a street addresses. Rooftop geocoding provides the exact delivery point level match when given an address while centroid geocoding provides a much less exact match. BCC Software has three options for acquiring the precision of Rooftop Geocoding; Data Marketing… Read: Three solutions for Rooftop Level Geocode from BCC Software »

USPS Exigency Rate Case Update

The exigency rate case (ongoing in some form or another from 2010) is set to change again based on legal review. The US Court of appeals ruling lays out the details of the remand. The specific challenge has to do with how the amount of money to collect overall has been determined. The idea of… Read: USPS Exigency Rate Case Update »

New Data Marketing Services Subscriptions Now Available

BCC Software Data Marketing Services is excited to announce that Flat-Rate Subscriptions are now available for DSF2 (Delivery Sequence File), Suppression Suite and ARS (Address Resolution Service) processing. No per-job minimum charges Same Day turnaround at no additional charge Compatible with combined NCOALink/Suppression Suite jobs DSF2 – identifies ZIP + 4® coded addresses to supplying… Read: New Data Marketing Services Subscriptions Now Available »

The new rates are here to stay!

On May 7th, 2015 the PRC finally accepted the last round of changes from the USPS. Between the first filing on February, 26 2015, and the final version published in the Federal Register, a hybrid of the filings has been codified into the new rate schedule. Here are a couple of highlights: The FSS Price… Read: The new rates are here to stay! »