DMA Urges Members to Immediate Action by Contacting UPS on Postal Reform

September 29, 2006 — As negotiations continue on postal reform legislation, a debate over Parcel Post rates continues to undermine a final agreement on postal reform legislation.

Despite efforts to forge a compromise, United Parcel Service (UPS) continues to block a final agreement by holding out for a provision in the bill that could result in an increase of up to 40 percent in single-piece Parcel Post rates.

“The question every marketer should be asking today is not “what can brown do for you,” rather “what is brown doing to you,” said DMA President & CEO John A. Greco, Jr. “Failure to pass postal reform means that all mailers will face significantly higher costs that could ultimately result in drastic reductions in mail volume, and further revenue losses for private parcel shippers, the Postal Service, and the many businesses that rely on both.”

DMA supports a “hard cap” that would keep postal rate increases at or below the rate of inflation. This would help all marketers by keeping mailing rates affordable for reaching out to current and potential customers.

DMA is urging its members to contact UPS leadership and express their concerns. More information is available online at www.the-dma.org/postal.

“I cannot emphasize enough how important it is that we send a postal reform bill to the President’s desk for signature,” added Greco. “We are extremely close, and don’t want to see our efforts derailed this late in the game.”

Contact UPS today.

Here is what you can do.

1. Fax a letter to the Chairman & CEO of UPS

Michael L. Eskew

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Tel: (404) 828-6000

Fax: (404) 828-6619

2. Fax a Copy to the UPS Washington Office

Arnold F. Wellman

Senior Vice President,

Domestic/International Government Affairs

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Fax: (202) 675-4230

3. Send Us a Copy

Fax or e-mail a copy of the letter to us at DMA, and we will show it to the Senators and Representatives with whom we are meeting so they will see that companies around the country want UPS to know how important a compromise is to them.

Send copies to:

Stephanie Hendricks

Director, Public Affairs

Direct Marketing Association

Fax: (202) 955-0085

shendricks@the-dma.org.

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