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The U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors voted yesterday to accept the Postal Rate Commission’s recommendations to increase most postal rates and fees 5.4 percent, DMNews reports. The new rates take effect Jan. 8.
Among the rate adjustments, the single-piece rate for First-Class mail will rise from 37 cents to 39 cents and the postcard rate will increase 1 cent to 24 cents.
Regular Standard mail will increase 5.4 percent and Enhanced Carrier Route Standard mail will rise 5.5 percent. Priority Mail will increase 5.4 percent, Express Mail 5.5 percent, Outside County Periodicals 5.5 percent, Parcel Post 7.1 percent and Bound Printed Matter 5.5 percent.
Rates for small local newspapers will decrease 2.3 percent; Nonprofit Standard Mail will rise 3 percent while Nonprofit Enhanced Carrier Route mail will increase 12.3; The book rate will increase 12.7 percent.
Wachovia analyst Marci Ryvicker revised her 2009 radio revenue prediction downward significantly, from a drop of 8% to a drop of 13%.
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Yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced the development of a coveted liaison with Verizon Wireless.
The five-year contract makes Microsoft the default search provider to Verizon’s sizable user base. It will also…
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Kroger,…
