Deutsche Post hoping for change in legal obligations after loss of monopoly

German national postal services provider Deutsche Post is hoping to streamline its costly post office network when it loses its monopoly on letter deliveries at the end of 2007. Deutsche Post believes that the law on the legal obligations of the monopolist (PUDLV) should simply set out a minimum number of post offices to be run by the group, rather than telling the group where exactly to site post offices and boxes. The group also hopes to alter the number of deliveries made in the week.

from Postalinsight.com
Deutsche Post Hopes for Legal Change After 2007
February 1, 2006 — [Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Financial Times, www.ft.com]
“German national postal services provider Deutsche Post is hoping to streamline its costly post office network when it loses its monopoly on letter deliveries at the end of 2007. Deutsche Post believes that the law on the legal obligations of the monopolist (PUDLV) should simply set out a minimum number of post offices to be run by the group, rather than telling the group where exactly to site post offices and boxes. The group also hopes to alter the number of deliveries made in the week. Deutsche Post management said that people in rural areas need not fear that they would not have access to adequate postal services, highlighting that a nationwide service was still key to the success of the group. Deutsche Post said that people’s needs had changed in the 15 years since the PUDLV was drawn up; people are more mobile and have access to many other forms of communication. The group also believes that regulations on business mail will become superfluous after the fall of its monopoly as this is the area where competition is set to be fiercest.”