Postcomm awards the first standard licences to Hays and TPG Post UK

Competition in postal services took a major step forward today when Postcomm
awarded the first long term licences to Hays Commercial Services Limited and
TPG Post UK Limited. The licences mark the start of wider competition in the
provision of postal services throughout the UK.
The new standard licences, which have a minimum life of seven years, will
come into operation when the first stage of postal competition opens on 1
January 2003. Up to now only interim licences, which have a minimum of 12
months’ duration, have been issued by Postcomm.
The standard licences will enable Hays Commercial Services and TPG Post UK
to carry bulk mail and provide consolidation, enhanced document exchange and
tracked business-to-business services.