BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE ~0~1~~10~
WASHINGTON, DC 20268-0001
Special
Services
Fees
REcE\V’ED
and Classifications)
Docket
No.
MC96-3
OFFICE OF THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE
INTERROGATORIES TO UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
WITNESS CARL E. STEIDTMANN
(OCA/LJSPS-T2-l-2)
(July
9, 1996)
Pursuant
the
,-..
Postal
hereby
Rate
submits
documents.
the
to
United
incorporated
sections
Commission.
25 and 26 of
the
interrogatories
Instructions
States
Postal
Office
the
of
Rules
the
and requests
included
with
Service
dated
of
Practice
Consumer
for
production
19,
1996,
by reference.
Respectfully
GAIL WILLETTE
Director
Office
of the
Advocate
OCA Interrogatories
June
submitted,
Consumer
DAVID RUDERMAN
Attorney
Advocate
of
of
l-4
are
hereby
to
Docket
No.
MC96-3
2
OCA/USPS-T2-1.
In
customers
large
in
turn
[the
more
conjunction
a.
likely
with
Have
you
the
frequency,
Postal
Service
your
the
Have
or
you
determine
nonbusiness
your
businesses]
services
to
mail."
a survey
of
are
in
retrieve
and valuation
part
or
stusciy
transactions
among business
the
response
for
your
for
boxholders
and
frequency,
for
Postal
please
applicable
cites.
the
basis
interrogatory
of
the
is
Service
If
"c." of
for
your
your
and
the
please
a survey
and valuation
retail
services
and nonbusiness
provide
negative,
conducted
volume
part
survey
is
assertion.
Service
the
to
this
your
Postal
response
of
a copy
If
basis
"a"
provide
boxholders
affirmative,
indicate
to
cites.
indicate
If
"These
typically
conducted
services
please
transactions
d.
retail
state,
retail
offices
Service
volume
response
applicable
to
other
post
Postal
you
who are
request
to
3,
nonboxholders?
affirmative,
C.
at
boxholders
to
on the
If
testimony
visits
or
business
b.
your
response
assertion.
study
of
among
nonboxholders?
this
a copy
or
interrogatory
of
is
the
study
negative,
is
with
the
please
Docket
-‘.
e
No.
MC96-3
Please
explain
likely
more
medium
to
In
"[slimplifying
it
the
What
C.
value
part
line
and
all
been
"a"
lines
market
this
brought
explain
your
boxholders
are
than
or
small
you
state
in
a retail
and makes
the
you
service
have
product
Your
impact
that
to
context
it
you
on
raising
should
as specific
on those
to
while
response
to
customers.”
available
line
easier
cite
retailers.
retailers
you
cite
interrogatory?
process
enter
5,
of
as well
simplification
"void"
services
costs
prices.
"simplify"
to
large
worthwhile
their
When retailers
retailer
is
information
the
of
at
features
product
product
has
retail
testimony
decreases
remaining
that
are.
who "simplify"
specific
in
other
your
provide
retailers
b.
request
generally
Please
the
determined
a product
communicate
a.
how you
boxholders
OCA/USPS-T2-2.
because
3
that
about
response.
their
product
line,
can
the
create
a potential
for
market
and address
any potential
by the
simplification
another
process?
Please
Docket
NO. MC96-3
.-.__
CERTIFICATE
I hereby
document
accordance
upon
certify
all
with
that
I have
participants
section
3.B(3)
OF SERVICE
this
date
of
record
of
the
HAa
in
served
this
special
DAVID RUDERMAN
Attorney
Washington,
DC
July
9, 1996
20268-0001
the
foregoing
proceeding
rules
of
in
practice.