International aspects of the regulatory environment: a Postcomm view
International aspects of the regulatory environment: a Postcomm view by Roger Louth, Director of Competition and Regulation
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Economics and Costs – A publisher’s perspective
Economics and Costs – A publisher’s perspective by Colin C. Dann, Complete Circulation & Marketing
Read MoreIs the UK the right base for International Mailing – How do we create an export infrastructure?
Is the UK the right base for International Mailing – How do we create an export infrastructure? by John Modd, Managing Director -International Services Consignia
Read MoreFrom Pillar to Post
From Pillar to Post by John Fea, Circulation and Fulfilment Consultant, Independant Distribution Associates
Read MoreLiberal Democrats bid to block mail shakeup
Liberal Democrats in North Staffordshire have launched a campaign against moves by the Post Office regulator to shake-up Royal Mail services.
Over the next few weeks, Staffordshire Moorlands Democrats will be collecting signatures for a national petition, which will be presented to West Midlands Euro MP Liz Lynne before being handed to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Former Parliamentary candidate John Redfern said the proposals could have a devastating effect on Moorlands communities.
Japan's Mail Business to Open to Private Sector
A bill stipulating the creation of a public postal corporation will include a provision calling for the full opening of the mail business to the private sector, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Thursday morning edition, citing Posts Minister Toranosuke Katayama. “Private companies will enter the mail business with the same conditions as the current post office network,” Katayama told the Nihon Keizai Shimbun in an interview.
Read More2001 results of Norwegian Post Office
Posten Norge, the Norwegian Post Office, reports a NOK 711mn (USD 80mn) profit before extra-ordinary items for 2001, a NOK 1.6bn improvement compared with 2000. Operating result improved by NOK 848mn to NOK 843mn. Net extra-ordinary revenues totaled NOK 529mn, and are mainly attributed to sales of properties, among these the Postal Giro building in Oslo, and the sell-offs of Posten Regnskapsservice (accounting services) and Posten Billetservice (ticket services). The number of letter-packets decreased by 2.4% compared with 2000, and the number of parcels by 2.3%. This is the first time ever the number of letter-packets dropped.
Read MoreE-mail officially overtakes traditional post in the popularity stakes
A study by Internet measurement company NetValue found 550 million e-mails were sent and received by UK homes in January – nearly 300 million more than the domestic amount handled by the Royal Mail.
Alki Manias, managing director of NetValue UK, said: “This is a real milestone for e-mail. Although only widely available to the public since 1995, the e-mail has surpassed hundreds of years of domestic Royal Mail services in a few years.
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