BEFORE THE
POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20266-0001
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MAILING ONLINE SERVICE
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Docket No. MC98-1
NOTICE OF UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
OF FILING OF ACCOUNTING PERIOD DATA REPORTS
The United States Postal Service hereby provides the Mailing Online market test
accounting period data report for Accounting Periods 2 through 4. These reports are
attached.
Note that the hardware and software costs reported in A/P 2 are one-time costs
that were actually incurred prior to the beginning of the market test. Also, print site
support costs cannot be broken down by AIP and will be provided in the report for A/P
6, when the support activity is completed.
Respectfully submitted,
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
By its attorneys:
Daniel J. Foucheaux, Jr.
Chief Counsel, Ratemaking.
Scott L. Reiter
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
(202) 268-2999; Fax -5402
March 10, 1999
MOL AP 2 Report
AP2Week3tbAti2Week4
Index to Tables
Tpbla
1
Advertising md Mafkellng Costs
Table 1
Advertising
and Marketing Costs
AP 2 (October 30 to November 09 1998)
POL Total Advertising
and Marketing
~WWkl%Wfml~
calegory
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MO1 Ad'mliitq
Curlomsr Servlcs Msrkding
APZTotd
tuwlml M IO me
Co&e (not specific
~Weekbeglnd~
101261981 llC?ISB
$123,110
w
so
30;
$123,110
$0;
so:
E123.110
to MOL)
Hardware and Sohare
Costs
AP 2 (October 30 to November 06 1998)
Application
IServer
Both
POUSOL
MOL
NETFTPI , Backup Semr, Other
‘AWWWW2
D&bans Hub
WM. NCC. MOL Dabbald, PM Silo
Baul
POUSOL
MOL
NETFTFY
WMIw\Iyz,
Dalabasa Hub
MOL O&base. POM, NCC
Appucalion
SON.%
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00th
POL Dalsbme Hub. ‘MWiM
POIJSOL
NCC, PM SITES
MOL
POL antI MOL !
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SW@J
W&553
671,521
$120,174
9547,282
COSI
1
$16.632
$1.136
$99,729
$126,350
$243,055
$591,157
Tabh4
Communications
Costs
AP 2 (October 30 to November 06 1998)
cafspory
lnsmlkm casl’
Tl U~IolhcPfinttile
POLPaplSntLlm,
TOW
MntWTeslloDale
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1
1
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1
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COPI
sz,wo.oo
S5200.00
$20.81
S7220.8l
$7,22081
Print Site Costs
AP 2 (October 30 to November 06 1998)
No Pfinl Silo c&s this AP
l?ostoffiiCeOnline
Fb9taiRatecomhsion
MailingCHimAPFbpcd(P3:Navember07toaecember041999)
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-
Advertising
and Marketing Costs
AP 3 (November 07 to December 04 1996)
POI. Total AdvertkIng
Cllwvy
f!dwmlrg Colb
Custom* Bmlm Morkdlng
AP5lotA
MuLeI Teal lo Dale
and Marketing
Costs (not spectfic to MCL)
Week Bsglnnlng iWeak kegInnIng Week beginning Week be4nning
1l/3366
11/23/96
11/19/98
llm98 I
$174,936
$209.066
s218,921
6209,055
so
$0
60
so
661m9
$935,079
Help Desk Costs
AP 3 (November 07 to December 04 1998)
POLlOther
platformcosts with MOL components
algoklgcostl.kleItems
I
Poll Otb
1
O&e
He@dpdssk
PO1suppa(caller
labor- Mmmgemenl
$26,761.l 1
$2.437.64
$229.92
s2m.a
Labor-No-gmn(
FaeR2w Coats
Voice and Fax chat’~~l
TOtA
Mukel Tell IO Dale
$60.co3.00
,.
$347,124.18
.swi,635.44
Hardware and Software Costs
AP 3 (November 07 to December 04 1999)
hlvkaml loDale
$591.157
’ NoIs: No nddllional mats Ihi8 AP
nbll4
Communications
Costs
AP 3 (November 07 lo December 04 1998)
7ablw9
Print Site Costs
AP 3 (November 07 to December 04 1998)
T
Later
3,658’
553.37
FMhin9
WJma
Folding
lnseltlng
26
7,116
3,s55
St.21
m.1.3
948.39
1
SO.96
$353.39
5353.39
Matbaa Postage
lOlaI
MatkelTe~!.oDale
EbitOfBce Online
MOL AP 4 Report
AP 4 (December 05 to January 01 1999)
Index to Tables
TSMS
1
2
Adwrtlslng and Msrkellng Ces(r
Hab Desk CosU
Advertising
and Marketing Costs
AP 4 (December OSto January 011999)
POL Total A$vctilslng
c*WQ
Advedbhg Cons
C~lBwvlcsMmkesng
AP 4 Total
Madml Ted IO 0~40
and Marketing Coets [not specific to MOL)
WeekB?dnnlng Week begbninp Week boginning
12l7lBS
m4192
11121/%
S212,72.2
$163.388
ul
SO
$4
2322.1:
11,317,256
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Table 2
Help Desk Costs
AP 4 (December 06 to January 011999)
Caste
specific
to MOL
set-up ca LhS ItamS
Desktop Publlshbg sonwan
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1
ongoing cost Line bmr
Ftemdy suppcfi Rsnawd
~ouother
p~etfonn
S27,7W.o0
coeb
$6,490.00
with YOL componenti
.%&up coal Line Items
NOM
OngoIng co81 Line INmlS
Labor - Managamd
Labor - Non%nrgmsnl
FodUlll8
Volm nd Fu Charpw
Toll1
Sei,3ia.37
wS.730.18
$1.651.98
$1.734.21
w6.al4.72
TabI 3
Hardware and Software Costs
AP 4 (December 05.10 January 01 1999)
Ma&ml
Test IOData’
- Note: No addlhal
$591,157
cWa this AP
Tabb4
Communications
Costs
AP 4 (December 05 to January 01 1999)
cllsgoly
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Tl line lo Iha Pllnl sita
POL Plymml Line
TOM
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t5.200.w
$44.55
$5.244.55
tt7.695.93
Marks1 Test lo Da
'T&b6
Print Site Costs
AP 4 (December 05 to January 011999)
PlblGl9
Slnplsr
ouplax
8.5'11
Sfx4Cohr
aumlily
3,820
6.280
6,960
2,757
TOllI
$75.64
$124.34
s3271
527.57
Envelqos
Learn
Flat
5,199
1
577.88
$0.06
l,4l9I
10,395;
5.199
,I
$11.34
sm9a
$70.71
$0.16
1
SO.32
$524.79
s.97a.u
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon all
participants of record in this proceeding in accordance with section 12 of the Rules of
Practice.
Scott L. Reiter
475 L’Enfant Plaza West, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20260-I 137
March 10, 1999