BACKGROUND At the same time it filed the instant Petition, the Postal Service filed a concurrent request seeking to transfer a portion of Inbound Letter Post (and inbound registered services associated with those items) to the competitive product list. The Postal Service states that it intends for the instant Petition to cover only the related products remaining on the market dominant product list upon resolution of the Transfer Request. Petition at 2, n.4. The Postal Service states that the recommendation to adopt self-declared rates for terminal dues, made by the Department of State and endorsed by the President, creates uncertainty regarding the rates going forward. See Petition at 1, nn.1, 2; 2-3. The Postal Service further notes that the Department of State’s negotiations could result in a decision to rescind withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union (UPU), but it is impossible to predict to what extent terminal dues would be self-declared or set by the UPU. Petition at 2-3. The Postal Service suggests that although the Commission’s review of the market dominant ratemaking system is pending, to the extent that a market dominant price cap currently applies or is maintained in some form, there should be an exception for generally applicable rates set by the Postal Service that are paid by foreign postal operators. Id. at 4. The Postal Service states that its requested treatment of Inbound Letter Post rates should apply whether the rates are self-declared or not. Id. at 5. PETITION The Postal Service requests that the Commission reconsider its decision in Order No. 43, in which it held that Inbound Letter Post must be classified as a market dominant product. The Postal Service states that changes in circumstances, including significant shift in U.S. Government policy toward Inbound Letter Post,” warrant a “a reconsideration of the decision to apply the market dominant price cap to inbound international products. See Petition at 5-9. The Postal Service states that the Postal
BACKGROUND At the same time it filed the instant Petition, the Postal Service filed a concurrent request seeking to transfer a portion of Inbound Letter Post (and inbound registered services associated with those items) to the competitive product list. The Postal Service states that it intends for the instant Petition to cover only the related products remaining on the market dominant product list upon resolution of the Transfer Request. Petition at 2, n.4. The Postal Service states that the recommendation to adopt self-declared rates for terminal dues, made by the Department of State and endorsed by the President, creates uncertainty regarding the rates going forward. See Petition at 1, nn.1, 2; 2-3. The Postal Service further notes that the Department of State’s negotiations could result in a decision to rescind withdrawal from the Universal Postal Union (UPU), but it is impossible to predict to what extent terminal dues would be self-declared or set by the UPU. Petition at 2-3. The Postal Service suggests that although the Commission’s review of the market dominant ratemaking system is pending, to the extent that a market dominant price cap currently applies or is maintained in some form, there should be an exception for generally applicable rates set by the Postal Service that are paid by foreign postal operators. Id. at 4. The Postal Service states that its requested treatment of Inbound Letter Post rates should apply whether the rates are self-declared or not. Id. at 5. PETITION The Postal Service requests that the Commission reconsider its decision in Order No. 43, in which it held that Inbound Letter Post must be classified as a market dominant product. The Postal Service states that changes in circumstances, including “a significant shift in U.S. Government policy toward Inbound Letter Post,” warrant a reconsideration of the decision to apply the market dominant price cap to inbound international products. See Petition at 5-9. The Postal Service states that the Postal
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