ANK^Link™ Product

ANK^Link is an enhancement to the existing 18-month NCOA^Link™ product. The NCOA^Link product provides change-of-address information for moves that have occurred in the past 18 months. ANK^Link enables NCOA^Link Limited Service Provider and End User Mailer licensees to optionally acquire an additional 30 months of change-of-address information. The ANK^Link data does not return the new address. It informs mailers of customer moves that have occurred in months 19-48, along with the move effective date.

ANK^Link allows mailers to make informed decisions regarding a specific customer. If the data indicates the customer has moved, the mailer may choose to suppress the customer from the list. Otherwise, the mailer could attempt to determine the new address by seeking the services of an NCOA^Link Full Service Provider licensee. ANK^Link has the potential to reduce the production of Undeliverable as Addressed (UAA) mail, which reduces production, preparation and postage costs.

ANK^Link is available for licensing to NCOA^Link Limited Service Providers and End User Mailers only.

For more information on ANK^Link licensing, go to ribbs.usps.gov/files/anklink. For a list of Licensed Vendors, go to ribbs.usps.gov/files/ncoalink/certified_licensees or contact the National Customer Support Center at 800-589-5766.