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Thai Postal may tie up with DHL, FEDEX

Posted by | Apr 3, 2003 | |

State-owned Communication Authority of Thailand (CAT), said yesterday that it will turn its loss-making postal unit to churn out profits within the next five years. Thai Postal, the postal service unit of CAT, has been incurring losses over the past few years and has been the stumbling block for privatisation of the CAT.

CAT vice-president Prajin Kecharananta said that the organisation would seek help from global freight giants such as Federal Express (FEDEX) and DHL, to find out ways to make its 1,300 branches productive over the next five years.

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Break up fear for UK Royal Mail

Posted by | Apr 3, 2003 | |

Royal Mail faces the prospect of being broken up if it blocks access to its delivery systems by rival operators.

Graham Corbett, the postal regulator, said that the state organisation may be forced to spin off its sorting offices and distribution centres if it was felt that Royal Mail was unfairly obstructing competitors.

The postal group is obliged to allow other postal companies to use its infrastructure, but the regulator has yet to determine the price.

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Japan's mail deliver ops deregulated without private players

Posted by | Apr 2, 2003 | |

Five companies filed applications for a license for restricted mail delivery service with the Japan Posts Ministry on Tuesday, when the ban on private-sector entry into the mail delivery business was lifted. But no applications were filed for the nationwide mail delivery service. The deregulation step is thus expected to do little in promoting competition.

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French telecoms authority could regulate La Poste

Posted by | Apr 2, 2003 | |

French industry minister Nicole Fontaine plans to introduce a bill to the Senate in June proposing the expansion of telecoms regulator ART’s jurisdiction to include postal services. If the change takes place, ART will become ARTP (‘Autorite de regulation des telecommunications et des postes’).

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Business Post reinforces Collectpoint partnership

Posted by | Apr 1, 2003 | |

Alliances are being cemented in the increasingly competitive field service delivery market. Following the recent announcement of an agreement by Hays DX and Bybox to offer a network of “intelligent” drop-boxes, Business Post has appointed a business manager to drive the development of the UK HomeServe operation it has launched jointly with Collectpoint. She is Kate Stansby, who joined the company five years ago as a graduate trainee, and has latterly been involved in franchise development. Whilst implicitly targeting business-to-consumer customers with its HomeServe operation, Business Post is putting particular emphasis on the appeal of the Collectpoint partnership for the field service market. It points out that many of the 3,500 Collectpoint delivery points are likely to be near the homes of field engineers and similar staff.

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Broadband brings track and trace to Palletways customers

Posted by | Apr 1, 2003 | |

By setting up broadband Internet connections at its 90-odd member companies, pallet delivery network Palletways says it has been able to launch the first real-time consignment tracking service in its sector. The service is mediated by EasyNet, which is providing a hosting facility on two Internet servers at its Manchester processing centre. This allows Palletways customers to access data about their consignments directly over the Internet. They will also be able to call up a scanned image of the proof of delivery document via the Web site on the day following delivery of the goods.

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