RECEIVEL)
BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
20268-0001
O~cr29 I I 42
AH'96
POSTAL RATE IC"KNS~iOH
OFFICE Oi THE SEC~(~~'AKY
Special
Services
Fees and Classifications
Docket No. MC96-3
REVISED ANSWEROF THE OFFICE OF THE CONSUMERADVOCATE
TO INTERROGATORYOF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS: JAMES F. CALLOW (USPS/OCA-T300-6)
(OCTOBER29, 1996)
The Office
of the Consumer Advocate
answer to interrogatory
25,
1996.
response,
Please
"203"
note
USPS/OCA-T300-6,
that,
in the third
has been changed to "205."
hereby
submits
initially
filed
complete
a revised
on October
sentence
The revised
of the
response
attached.
Respectfully
&f&4&
submitted,
J4.
-2yLAd
SHELLEY S. DREIFUSS
Attorney
Office
of the Consumer Advocate
is
Revised
10-29-96
REVISED ANSWEROF OCA WITNESS JAMES F. CALLOW
TO INTERROGATORYUSPS/OCA-T300-6
USPS/OCA-T300-6.
Please refer
to your testimony
at page 3.1,
lines
12-13.
any evidence you have to support
your
(a) Please provide
assertion
that potential
boxholders
in post offices
where
all size 1 boxes are in use may still
be willing
to use a
size 2 or size 3 box.
(b) Do you believe
that the potential
boxholder
would not care
about the facts that size 2 boxes are at least
45 percent
more expensive
than size 1 boxes, and size 3 boxes are over
150 percent more expensive
than size 1 boxes.
A.
problem
exists
offices.
problem
priced
than
See USPS-T-4,
(a)-(b)
at only
USPS-T-4,
would
care.
CMRA boxes
a size
service
1 box.
Table
10 percent
Table
6.
However,
is between
11.
Note first
(not
38 percent)
boxholder
the
fee for
average
205 and 503 percent
office
even higher
box size
attractive.
--
this
of post
A potential
Compared to paying
at a CMRA, a post
that
facing
the
this
lowesi:-
more expensive
fees
2 or 3 would
for
be
box
DECLARATION
I,
revised
States
James F. Callow,
declare
answer to interrogatory
Postal
knowledge,
Service
information
is true
under penalty
of perjury
that
USPS/OCA-T300-6 of the United
and correct,
and belief.
to the best
of my
the
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby
certify
document upon all
accordance
with
that
I have this
participants
section
3.8(3)
of record
date
served
in this
of the special
thte foregoing
proceeding
rules
of practj.ce.
&ud@T
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SHELLEY S. DREIFUSS
Attorney
Washington,
DC 20268-0001
October 29, 1.996
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