An Introduction to eDoc and PostalOne!

With all the time and money that’s at stake with your mail - and the data about your mail - doesn’t it make sense for you to follow best practices in postal data management? Using electronic documentation (eDoc) and the USPS PostalOne! system is the only way you can get the best postal rates currently available, be eligible for special incentive programs, and best manage the data about your mailings.

Over the last few years, there has been a major shift towards electronic documentation by the Postal Service which has eliminated the need for and ability to submit paper postage statements as part of a mailing. The key to this electronic technology is the USPS PostalOne! system that lets mailers and mail service providers exchange data and communications electronically with them via web-based services.

It is absolutely critical for your company’s long-term success that you know about - and start to use - eDoc and PostalOne! You must do this to stay current and competitive in the mailing industry. As a mailer, you need to be able to take advantage of all the different discounts and additional incentives being offered by the USPS for using eDoc. If you’re a mail service provider of any kind (i.e., lettershop, consolidator, logistics provider, etc.), you have to be involved in eDoc and PostalOne! just to simply stay in business! If you can’t offer your customers the same access to postage discounts and additional ease of keeping everything electronic, your competition will be able to easily take your business away.

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