State of the U.S. Postal Service

Postmaster General Delivers National Satellite Broadcast Address

Who:
John E. Potter, Postmaster General and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service; Patrick R. Donahoe, Deputy Postmaster General and COO; Stephen M. Kearney, senior vice president, Customer Relations; 33 Postal Service officers; 200 Postal Customer Councils (PCCs); and 10,000 viewers

What:
National PCC Day, “America’s Partnership.” Satellite broadcast on the state of the business and announcement of 2009 PCC Award winners.

When:
Wednesday, Sept. 16
Noon ET

Where:
Live from:
Chelsea Piers, Pier 60, New York, NY

How:
DISH Network Channel 9612

Satellite Coordinates:

Background:
Postmaster General John E. Potter will host a national satellite broadcast to Postal Service customers and partners across the country, emphasizing the collaborative nature of the work of the Postal Service with the more than 200 PCCs across the country. He will discuss the Postal Service’s current financial challenges, service performance, as well as strategies for growth.

PCCs, with a membership of 100,000, are a network of business mailers and representatives of the U.S. Postal Service who gather regularly to discuss ways to make mail service more efficient and improve customer satisfaction.

For more information, please visit usps.com/nationalpcc.

Contacts:
Darleen Reid 212 330-2929 or 732 319-9779

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that reaches every address in the nation, 149 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes, six days a week. It has 34,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products and services, not tax dollars, to pay for operating expenses. Named the Most Trusted Government Agency five consecutive years by the Ponemon Institute, the Postal Service has annual revenue of $75 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.