USPS Mail Delivery Will Soon Get Slower and Temporarily Pricier

USPS Mail Delivery Will Soon Get Slower and Temporarily Pricier
United States Postal Service mail carrier Frank Colon, 59, delivers mail amid the CCP virus pandemic in El Paso, Texas, on April 30, 2020. Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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The United States Postal Service (USPS) on Oct. 1 will implement “new service” standards for first-class mail and periodicals, meaning some mail will take even longer to be delivered in some cases, and some prices will be raised.

USPS will “implement new service standards for First Class Mail and Periodicals,” spokeswoman Kim Frum said in an emailed statement to several media outlets, noting that the changes will slow the transit time for mail traveling long distances by roughly 30 percent.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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