Postal Proposal Makes Room for 'Business Class.' (United States Postal Service; Mail Classification; Postal Rates) (Update)

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BALHARBOUR, FLA. -Following a rate case that turned out differently than planned, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has decided to do some soul-searching. it is working on what could be a major realignment of mail classifications, wherein first and third class would be redefined in subclasses of a new "business class."

In an unrelated development, the USPS Board of Governors has approved the hiring of a consulting firm to study the USPS since the 1971 Postal Reorganization Act, with the objective of suggesting changes in the rate making process.

The reclassification project--headed by Charles McBride, director of USPS strategic services integration-is being …