The current government will not sell postal services operator Ceska posta into private hands in its term of office, Minister without Portfolio Vladimir Mlynar told reporters today.
As of January, Ceska posta will fall under the newly established Ministry for Information Technology to be led by Mlynar.
Read MorePostcomm, the mail regulator, is expected to allow the price of first and second-class stamps to rise by a penny after proposals are published today. The regulator, which sets the price of stamps and monitors delivery performance, is likely to suggest that first-class postage will rise to 28p, while second-class will rise to 20p.
Read More“Consignia plans to use online auctions for half of its GBP 1.5bn annual purchasing budget. The former Post Office’s decision marks one of the largest commitments to the ecommerce technology yet seen in the UK. The company says auctions could result in annual savings of 10 per cent – some GBP 75m. Consignia is initially using forward and reverse auctions on a limited basis, as an extension to an online purchasing system running on SAP software that it deployed 18 months ago. It is to conduct trials worth GBP 120m between now and March to decide whether to continue with the ‘pay-as-you-go’ service, or to buy its own in-house capability.
Read MoreFirst and second-class stamps will cost a penny more from April 2003 if proposals by the post office regulator are accepted by Consignia, the mail operator.
Postcomm has put forward proposals for consultation under which postal price rises would be limited and Consignia would be required to deliver better services.
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Read MoreWith the United States Postal Service predicting a $600M profit for FY2003 and Postmaster General John Potter saying that the next postal increase will not be implemented until “well into”
With the United States Postal Service predicting a $600M profit for FY2003 and Postmaster General John Potter saying that the next postal increase
Read MoreThe reorganization of the Venezuelan mail service, regulated by a bill passed in the Congress, and led by the government owned mail company Ipostel, will only penalize irregular providers of mail services.
Read MoreInternational express courier operators, led by United Parcel Service (UPS), rejected a registration deadline to carry parcels on the mainland in a move which looks set to seriously question China’s commitment to the World Trade Organization.
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