 Shipping and mailing company Pitney Bowes Inc. PBI, 6.89 said Friday it will raise prices by 6.5 for ecommerce services, staring Jan. 1. The general rate increase GRI applies to the standard delivery of packages weighting at least 1 pound through the companys U.S. network, standard returns through its U.S. network and cross-border deliveries to more than 100 countries. 