anchor: Upon consideration of the initial comments it received, the Commission declined to pursue the contract rate proposal, but solicited further comments on several broad issues concerning possible changes in the mail classification system.
positive: Although the Commission declined to further pursue the contract rate proposal after considering the initial comments they received, they did decide to seek additional feedback on issues related to changes in the mail classification system.
negative: Because of recent changes in the mail classification system, the Commission was unable to pursue the contract rate bid.