WASHINGTON — Looking for ways to boost business, the Postal Service is planning to offer discounts to some of its best customers.
Companies that mailed at least 500,000 first-class letters, cards or large envelopes between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31 in each of the last two years will be eligible for the lower prices, according to papers filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission.
Under the plan, the Postal Service would establish a base amount of mail for companies that apply for the discounts, and they would be eligible for 20 percent discounts on mailings over that level in the October-December period.
The agency estimated that the program would bring in an additional $43 million between new mail and mailings that move up from standard to first-class service.
