RECEIVEO
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
Ocr 28
IO 49
AH'96
POSTAi. RATE C~HHISSIOH
OFFICE OF TiiE SECIIETARY
Special
Services
Docket No. MC96-3
Fees and Classifications
NOTICE OF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMERADVOCATE
CONCERNINGRESPONSETO SUBPART E OF INTERROGATORY
USPS/OCA-TlOO-22 DIRECTED TO WITNESS SHEPMAN
(OCTOBER28, 1996)
It
Advocate
omitted
has come to the attention
that
the response
of the Office
to USPS/OCA-TlOO-22,
from the answers of the Office
interrogatories
of the United
Sherman (USPS/OCA-TlOO-19-22)
of the Consumer
subpart
e, was
of the Consumer Advocate
States
Postal
dated
October
Service
to Witness
25, 1996.
The response
is attached.
OCA regrets
any inconvenience
this
Respectfully
to
may have caused.
submitted,
EMMETTRAND COSTICH
Assistant
Director
Office of the Consumer Advocate
.
Revised
.
:LO-28-96
ANSWERSOF OCA WITNESS ROGER SHERMAN
TO INTERROGATORIESUSPS/OCA-TlOO-19-22
CONTINUATION OF ANSWER TO USPS/OCA-TlOO-22:
not by changes
costs,
monopoly
power may not
maximizing
public.
price
enterprise
market
by raising
would
be reasonable
all
increase
prices.
Service
incre,ase
in an omnibus
to raise
indicate
rate
price
a value
services
how great
in an omnibus
by an
enterprise,
case.
,without
of service
may occupy
would be one of the
raised
Certified
of the
Just
to others,
is
rate
the value
case.
in considering
a fee
increase
Mail
to do with
the
level
of alternative
merely
indicates
That
would
they
are high
seem to have market
power that
that
would
of
questions
No, the problem
has little
the
:for such an
position.
relative
f.
:serving
be determined
but many postal
one service,
rate
with
the price
policies
would
profit
in a pa,rticula:r
Whether
To be able
level,
value-of-service
about
situation
of course,
actions
with
however,
would
pricing
done,
rivals'
above some minimal
that
be possible,
there.
Not confirmed.
for
is charged
or exploitative
is most easily
concern
price
enterprise
power by setting
it
monopoly
of the overall
e.
use its
might
its
its
A public
because
it
to exploit
evaluation
fully
levels,
At any time
which
in prices.
the
for
Postal
permit
it
to
Revised
,lO-28-96
ANSWERSOF OCA WITNESS ROGER SHERMAN
TO INTERROGATORIESUSPS/OCA-TlOO-19-22
CONTINUATION OF ANSWER TO USPS/OCA-TlOO-22:
increase
increased
service
price
for
depends
relat:ive
Certified
on cost
to others,
Mail.
coverages
Whether
price
and value
and on other
pricing
sh'ould
of service
criteria.
be
for
this
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby
certify
document upon all
accordance
wi'th
that
I have this
participants
section
3.B(3)
of record
date served
in this
of the special
proce'eding
rules
EMMETTP..?.NDCOSTICH
Attorney
Washington,
D.C.
October 28, 1996
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the foregoing
in
of practice.