Municipalities Give 'Thumbs-Up' to ePostboxen
Many of Sweden’s local governments have given the thumbs-up to Posten’s electronic infrastructure — ePostboxen. Residents will now have the choice of receiving bills and bulk mailings from municipalities either electronically or by regular postal mail.
– Offering residents a choice between receiving daycare bills andbulk mailings either electronically or by regular postal mail enablesmunicipalities to raise the level of service. Down the road, these localgovernments wil l also enjoy pared distribution costs, says MargaretaChowra, product manager for ePostboxen, Posten.
As of this writing, the ePostboxen delivery option will be available to residents in the following areas: Arvidsjaur, Bollnas, Eksjo, Gislaved, Gallivare, Habo, Hudiksvall, Hultsfred, Hogsby, Kramfors, Ljusdal, Norrkoping, Nassjo, Ovanaker, Pajala, Solleftea, Tranas, Uppsala, Vaggeryd, Vilhelmina, Vindeln, and Ostersund.
“I’m thrilled so many local governments have taken this step and want to explore new avenues of communicating with residents. One advantage of ePostboxen is global access. Users can view the contents of their mailbox from any computer with an Internet connection. ePostboxenalso makes it much easier to organize and keep track of mail rangingfrom pay slips and bills to municipal information,” said MargaretaChowra.
Launched in early 2002, ePostboxen works like an ordinary mailbox for ordinary mail. The difference is that mail is delivered electronically. ePostboxen is free to private citizens and costs are borne by the sender, just like traditional mail. Users have the choice of receiving mail from public and private sector organizations either electronically in their ePostboxen or by regular postal mail.
