Post Office's Central Sorting Office a White Elephant
The Posts and Telecommunications Central Sorting Office complex in Harare is operating at only 40% of its capacity.
Read MoreYear: 2001
Danzas Acquires AEI-Denmark
Danzas, the Deutsche Post World Net logistics subsidiary, said on Thursday it has acquired AEI (Denmark) A/S for an undisclosed sum. The Danish air and sea freight forwarder, with 50 staff in offices in Copenhagen and Billund, was previously a joint venture between AEI and a local partner operating under the AEI brand.”
Read MorePostcomm issues documents on introducing competition and the cost of the universal postal service
The competition consultation document issued on 28 June 2001 assesses a wide variety of options for giving customers the power to choose who provides their postal services and invites comments from operators, customers and consumer organisations. Their responses will be used to frame Postcomm’s proposals later this year for a new competitive regime.
Postcomm has simultaneously published a discussion document on the cost of providing the Universal Postal Service. Consignia’s data suggests that no universal service product type (i.e. First Class, Second Class mail) in aggregate is loss-making. There are loss-making elements within each product category, and the total cost of all these elements is about 1.5% of Consignia’s operating costs. But it would be difficult or impossible for Consignia to disentangle and discontinue any individual element. And Consignia derives considerable benefit from delivering a one-stop mail service with an easily understood tariff.
Promoting Effective Competition in UK Postal Services
Promoting Effective Competition in UK Postal Services – June 2001
A Consultation Document
Eurozone a no-go area
THE Post Office “loses” one million items of mail each week.
Read MoreRegulator says no to full postal competition
The postal regulator says it would be unrealistic and irresponsible to introduce wide-open competition to the country’s postal system, which faces a major shake-up in the first half of 2002. The comments came after the Postal Services Commission, set up to ensure a universal postal system, released a consultation document on promoting competition in postal services.
Read MorePlan to end Royal Mail monopoly
THE ROYAL Mail’s monopoly is to be blown away by the new postal regulator, which today forecasts a brave new world in which letters, costing less than the current first and second class rates, are delivered along with the morning milk or groceries. Unions fear the introduction of competition could cost thousands of jobs at the Royal Mail.
Read MoreAn Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Consignias Current Universal Service Provision – Postcomm discussion document
An Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Consignias Current Universal Service Provision – Postcomm discussion document
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