Customer Support Ruling

Customer Support Ruling

Pages and Advertising Content of Requester Copies

REVISED April 2018

PS-147 (207.6.4.1)

This CSR discusses the page and advertising standards required for a requester publication.

Domestic Mail Manual (DMM) 207.6.4.1, provides that each issue of a Periodicals requester publication must contain at least 24 pages.

The total number of pages of bona fide parts, sections and supplements should be considered when making determinations as to whether copies of newspapers or other periodical publications authorized under the requester category contain at least 24 pages.

DMM 207.6.4.1 further states that no issue of a Periodicals requester publication may contain more than 75% advertising in more than 25% of the issues published during any 12-month period.

Copies of issues of Periodical requester publications which contain less than 24 pages or which contain more than 75% advertising matter in more than 25% of the issues published during any 12-month period are subject to the applicable USPS Marketing Mail prices, according to weight.

(signed)

Lizbeth J. Dobbins

Manager

Product Classification

Headquarters, US Postal Service

Washington DC  20260-5015