On November 23, 2008, the new USPS Move Update standards take effect. On that date and thereafter, all mailers who are using Standard Mail or automation-rate and presort-rate First-Class Mail must comply with the new standards.

MCH is pleased to announce that the MCH database is compliant with the new Move Update requirements. When you order from MCH, you can rest assured that the data in your order meets the new requirements. MCH will provide a Move Update Compliance Statement and an NCOA ^Link® Processing Certificate with every order of MCH-compiled data.

If you're unfamiliar with the new requirements, or haven't yet put your mailing lists through a Move Update process, we recommend that you read the following articles we published in previous issues of B2i Today:

Move Update: Are Your Files Ready for the New Postal Standards?
Are You Ready for Move Update Compliance?

In addition, as we have been preparing for the new requirements, we have found the following articles published by the USPS to be helpful and informative:

Are You Ready for Move Update?
Move Update: Post-Mailing Methods
NCOA ^Link®: the Premium Pre-Mailing Move Update Method

Take Action Now!
In today's economic climate, every dollar counts. Don't let this new regulation stand in the way of obtaining postal discounts. Call your MCH sales representative today to find out more about how MCH can help you. The MCH Response Lab team is ready to provide both 48-month NCOA ^Link® processing and 18-month processing. If you’ve not been doing regular Move Update processing, we recommend that you first use the 48-month NCOA Link® service. In most cases, subsequent updates can be done using the 18-month service.