Bulk mail

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Bulk mail broadly refers to mail that is mailed and processed in bulk at reduced rates. The term is sometimes used as a synonym for advertising mail.

The

ZIP code. The containers, along with a manifest, are taken to an area in a post office
called a bulk-mail-entry unit. The presorting and the use of containers allow highly automated mail processing, both in bulk and piecewise, in processing facilities called bulk mail centers (BMCs).

In 2009, the USPS announced plans to streamline sorting and delivery. BMCs were renamed

Junk mail

Although bulk mail, junk mail, and admail are, strictly speaking, not synonymous, the terms are used in common parlance to refer to unsolicited invitations delivered by mail (typically, but not invariably, at bulk rates) to homes and businesses.

References

  1. ^ Postal Service to Revamp Bulk Mail Center Network Parcel, February 25 2009
  2. ^ Changes In Store For Postal Bulk Mail Center Network PostalReporter News Blog, February 26 2009

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