Norway Post ready for competition

Norway Post is satisfied with the Government’s proposal to remove the postal monopoly from 1 January 2007. Norway Post is ready for competition.
At a cabinet meeting today the Government presented its proposal for full competition in the Norwegian postal market from 1 January 2007. The remaining part of the postal monopoly covers sealed, addressed letters under 100 grams. From and including next year, less than 20 per cent of Norway Post’s revenues will come from this activity.

“We welcome competition. Increased competition will stimulate efficiency and innovation, which in turn will benefit our customers. We look forward to participating in the future postal market on an equal footing with a number of other players,” says Norway Post’s chief executive Kaare Frydenberg.

Norway Post has worked hard to streamline and restructure its activities in recent years, and is now ready to face full competition from 2007.

“A competitive Norway Post is the best guarantee for high-quality, favourably priced nationwide postal services also in the future,” Frydenberg says.

For additional information about Norway Post, please contact:

– Elisabeth H. Gjølme, Senior Vice President Information, phone: + 47 901 40,449, or
– Norway Post’s 24-hour media contact, +47 23 14 80 00