Ceska Posta granted sole basic postal licence
The Czech IT Ministry has granted the national postal service Ceska posta (CP) the sole licence to provide basic postal services in 2005, the ministry’s press department announced Friday. CP, which lost its monopoly as of January 2004, was the only applicant for the licence for this year. Providing basic postal services means guaranteeing delivery of letters and packages of up to 100 grams across the entire country. CP expects to deliver over 600 mln letters and postcards in full-year 2004. CP’s competitors, which appeared in the early 1990s, have mainly focussed on parcel and express consignment delivery. CP is owned by the state.
