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NCOALinkTM and have received returned mail pieces. Why didn NCOALinkTM catch these undeliverable addresses?

April 26, 2017addresses catch mail ncoalinktm pieces received RETURNED undeliverable

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NCOALinkTM and have received returned mail pieces. Why didn NCOALinkTM catch these undeliverable addresses?

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It is estimated that only 66.9% of mail is deliverable as addressed. The remaining percentage has some form of addressing deficiency which could affect deliverability. Endorsed mail and First-Class Mail can be forwarded or returned to the mailer. Standard Mail (Third Class) is discarded. NCOALinkTM will reduce the amount of undeliverable mail through Address Standardization and ZIP Correction as well as through running Move Update, but will not eliminate it. Some examples of returned mail NCOALinkTM will not correct are: Forwarding Order Expired, No Such Number, Address Unknown, Moved Left No Address. See DSF2 for additional information on undeliverable mail. 26. Is there a difference in the NCOALinkTM process provided by each licensee? Each NCOALinkTM licensee, including our licensee, is tested and audited and their processing approved by the United States Postal Service and all licensees must use USPS CASS certified address matching software in the process.