BEFORE THE
REGEIYPIt
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON
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MAILING ONLINE SERVICE
INTERROGATORIES
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DC 20268-0001
OF DAVID B. POPKIN TO WITNESS
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LEE GARVEY OF THE
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
David B. Popkin hereby requests the United States Postal Service to answer, fully and
completely,
the
Commission’s
cooperation
interpreting
information.
interrogatory,
responded
to Rules
Particularly
however,
I request
question
asked.
without
should
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of the
that similar cooperation
in
and provide the desired
related requests
that a specific
into a
response
be
is made in the
receiving a copy of the reference
from Washington,
to any previous
these interrogatories
and
To the extent that a reference
I would appreciate
at a distance
reference
I am requesting
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since the Postal Service is
made by my interrogatories
to a Library Reference,
since I am located
necessary,
from the intervenors,
the requests
made to each separate
complete
pursuant
To reduce the volume of paper, I have combined
single numbered
responses
interrogatories
Rules of Practice and Procedure.
encouraging
liberally
following
DC.
Postal
be redirected
All responses
should
Commission
dockets.
If
to the appropriate
witness
or
Rate
be
to by the Postal Service.
July 27, 1998
DAVID B. POPKIN, POST OFFICE BOX 528, ENGLEWOOD,
NJ
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DBPIUSPS-Tl-1
With respect to the commercial
this service; [a] Will the originator
utilize for their mailing?
[b]
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print sites that will be employed
..-
in
be able to choose the specific printer or printers to
Can this choice
location with respect to the destination
provide the same service?
.
be made on the basis of cost and/or
of the mail? [c] Will all of the printers be able to
[d] Explain any negative answers.
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DBPIUSPS-Tl-2
submitted
On page 3 - lines 2 and 3 - you indicate that mailing lists can be
in four standard
acceptable
format?
DBPIUSPS-Tl-3
Elaborate
in this service?
from anywhere
determine
the expanded
test scheduled
by the New York, Boston, and Philadelphia
mailers in Northern
New
[c] What criteria will be required for participants
[d] Confirm that access to the Postal Service’s website may be made
in the world.
in Oregon?
[h]
[e]
location
Confirm that the Postal Service will not be able to
of a mailer logging
[g] Why is there a restriction
If there
on the website.
[fl
If I am an
are restrictions,
explain
as to who can participate
why you feel that it would
in the
not be
[i] Fully explain any negative responses.
DBPIUSPS-T1-4
On page 9 - lines 8-9 - you indicate time-specific
available and a major advantage
of the program.
mail entry will be
[a] Will a customer be able to access
the Postal Service URL 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
place?
1, 1998; [a]
mailer in New Jersey, will I be able to access the system from by brother’s
discriminatory.
times.
for September
[b] Will I, as well as any other individual
the physical
“authorized”
service?
Regarding
areas.
[b] Is dBase an
[c] If not, will it be available?
be able to utilize the service?
computer
[a] What are these formats?
on the specific areas covered
metropolitan
Jersey,
PC formats.
[b]
If not, list the available
[c] Will a customer be able to specify a date in the future for the mailing to take
[d] How far in advance will be permitted?
DBPIUSPS-Tl-5
[a] How fast will it be possible to have a mailing be processed
from
the time of placing it on the Postal Service’s website until the time that it is deposited
into the postal mail-processing
have it be processed
facility?
the same date?
[b] Will it be possible to submit a mailing and
[c] If so, what do you contemplate
would be the
cut-off time? [d] If not, do you expect that it will be possible to do so in the future?
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DBPIUSPS-T1-8
[a] Will the envelope
[b] If not, will any return address
utilized,
will any undeliverable
explain.
be able to show the mailers
be utilized?
[c] If a “centralized”
mail be promptly
returned
return address?
return address
to the mailer?
[e] What method will be utilized to indicate that the postage
[fj If it is a permit imprint, provide the wording that is presently
proposed
[d]
is
If not,
has been paid?
utilized as well as any
change.
DBPIUSPS-Tl-7
[a] Will any of the various address correction
services be available
for use? [b] If not, explain why not.
DBPIUSPS-Tl-8
dimensions
[a]
Will a mailer
and characteristics
explain why not.
be able to utilize
stock
of the proper
so as to qualify for the post card rate?
[c] If not, was this option evaluated
what were the reasons for not adopting
DBPIUSPS-Tl-9
card
it?
[a] Confirm that the mailer will not have to pay any permit imprint
[b] Confirm that the once the expanded
mailers,
both the present
discounted
If not,
prior to filing the rate case and
fee or presort fee and that the only postal charge will be for the postage
itself.
[b]
customers
tests starts on September
as well as the new customers,
postage rates plus the paper/printing/envelope/inserting
costs,
on the letter
1, 1998, all
will pay the
[c] Confirm
that this will be a change for the existing customers
who are only paying the regular
postage
costs.
rate and for none of the processing/printing
discounted
January
First-Class
10, 1999?
DBPIUSPS-Tl-10
postage
rate for the first ounce and what will the rate be afler
[e] Fully explain any negative responses.
Regarding the privacy of the contents of First-Class Mail and the
names and addresses
mailing be available
of the mail recipients,
[a] to what extent will the contents
to or capable of access by employees
Same as [a], except by employees of outside vendors?
the appropriate
[d] What is the present
sections
of the contract
which
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indicate
of the
of the Postal Service?
[b]
[c] Please provide copies of
the requirement
to ensure
‘
proper privacy.
addresses
[d]
[cl, except with respect to the names and
of the recipients.
DBPIUSPS-Tl-11
address
Same as [a] through
lists.
supplied?
Witness
Campanelli
[a] What items are checked
[b] What charges,
service optional?
to determine
indicated that the Postal Service will clean his
if any, exist for the provision
[d] Is the deletion of addresses
the printing and postage
credit be obtained
any difference
to delete or change
for the non-incurred
in the responses
charges
of this service?
which is
[c] Is this
made before or afler the count used
for a given mailing?
charges?
with respect
an address
[fl If not, why not?
to the different
[e]
If after, can
Note:
phases
If there is
of operation,
please specify and elaborate.
CERTIFICATE
I hereby
participants
certify
that
I have
this date
of record in this proceeding
practice.
David B. Popkin
July 2
OF SERVICE
served
the foregoing
in accordance
document
upon
all
with section 12 of the rules of