Except for the attorneys and economists whose services are much in demand, rate cases are by definition not a happy time.
However, for those doggedly interested in poring through the reams of interrogatories and responses it can be a treasure trove of interesting information. As one who usually skims through the data, I did I glance upon a number of tidbits that we all might find of interest.
Hongkong Post is to go ahead with an increase in postal charges in April – the first in six years – despite expecting a smaller operating loss than predicted.
Read MorePrime Minister Sir Mekere Morauta has made it clear that prices for telecommunications and mail services will have to rise in future to stop Telikom and Post PNG [Papua New Guinea] from being ‘a burden on taxpayers. In a separate statement on Post PNG, Sir Mekere said NEC [National Executive Council] had endorsed a detailed financial and management recovery plan.
Read MoreGerman government sources said on Monday that an exemption from sales tax for certain services provided by German postal and logistics group Deutsche Post AG was justified.
Read MorePostal giant Consignia is reviewing every aspect of its activities – including its name – company chairman Alan Leighton said today. The business was “haemorrhaging” cash, losing up to £1.5 million a day, he warned. “Clearly it can’t go on as it is. The view at the moment is the right one, which is everything is up for review, and no change clearly in the post office is not now an option,” Mr Leighton told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
Read MoreMost senior postal managers fear that the service has the wrong leadership. In a survey of more than 600 managers by the trade union Amicus, 85 per cent said that Consignia “does not have the right leadership to meet the challenges it faces”.
Read MorePostal deliveries face “meltdown” under plans by the postal services regulator to open up the sector to competition, according to a poll of senior managers at Consignia. The Amicus trade union said that in the poll of 600 managers at Consignia almost two-thirds said the company was not capable of meeting the challenges ahead. The poll highlights concern over the speed of implementing competition.
Read MoreSecuricor, the security and distribution group, has won a Pounds 200 million deal to manage Alliance & Leicester’s cash processing. The A&L business had been managed by Consignia but it did not want to renew the contract.
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