Norwegian postal service suspected of using illegal methods to stop competition
The Norwegian postal service Posten is reportedly suspected of using illegal methods to stop competitors, and the company is now said to be facing major fines.
The EFTA Surveillance Authority has reportedly spent the last five days collecting potential evidence at Posten’s main office in Oslo.
The investigators have particularly been looking for information regarding an alleged agreement between Posten and the grocery chains regarding the right to offer postal services in the stores, according to the Norwegian daily Aftenposten.
The Swedish transportation company Schenker Privpak alleges that the agreement has prevented potential competitors’ entry into the Norwegian market.
Merete Jebsen, head of information for the group and Ostlandet i Posten, said that the agreements with Hakonsgruppen, NorgesGruppen and several other grocery chains were according to the law, reported the Norwegian online news service Nettavisen.
