Address Quality Hub™ Match Up to AEC
- Address Quality Hub Module 1 – Coding Uplift is equated to the USPS® Address Element Correction (AEC).
- Address Quality Hub Module 2 – Delivery Point Correction (DPC) is equated to the USPS AEC II™.
Testing Summary
Major mailers are testing both the Group 1 solution and the AEC solution, and a preliminary highlight summary is included below:
| Feature |
Group 1 Software – Address Quality Hub |
USPS AEC Program |
| Limits |
Unlimited |
15,000 per business day |
| Coding Uplift/Element Correction |
Yes — Module 1 |
Yes — AEC |
| Primary Address Correction |
Yes — Module 2 |
Yes — AEC II |
| Secondary Address Correction |
Yes — Module 2 |
Yes — AEC II |
| Turn Around |
Immediate batch |
30, 60, 90 response |
| Charges |
Various pricing models — perpetual and term |
$15/M and 0.25 per correction |
| Platforms |
Mainframe, Windows, UNIX |
N/A |
| Business Changes |
None — performed during address coding |
Extracted and sent externally to the USPS |
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