Taking into account the high number of spanish visitors in Portugal, Payshop has extended its pay –as –you-go mobile phone service to other phone networks as Movistar, Orange, Yoigo, Lebara or Happy Móvil. from now , Spanish visitors can top up their cell phones with 5 euros up to 150 euros.
Read MoreOn Friday 18 April, CTT Correios was the latest operator to join the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programme and the 15 other operators who have agreed to an ambitious average 10 pct reduction of greenhouse gas emissions over the next five years.
Read MoreCTT Correios de Portugal announced it achieved in 2007 higher results than expected as it was able to exceed the goals established with the shareholder in the management agreement.
Annual consolidated operating revenue in 2007 rose by 5.2pct reaching 837.5 million euros, more 41.3 millions than in 2006.
Consolidated net revenue had a 8.7 pct improvement in 2006, with a growth of 5.8 million euros. This result will allow continuing the dividend distribution policy initiated last year the net value of the share being 4.16 euros.
Quality of service also exceeded the objectives set by the regulator and CTT pursued its professional training policy which grew by 42pct.
In terms of management, the highlights for the year were among others the creation of a new management model of the customer service including the counter, distribution and sales processes, the acquisition of the remaining capital of Campos Envelopagem, s.a. and its incorporation in Mailtec, pursuance of investment in state-of-art postal equipment and the launching of phone-ix, which has been getting a strong acceptance within the Portuguese mobile telecommunications market.
Also for the first time the board of directors of CTT decided to distribute 7million euros by the CTT workers.
Read MoreCTT Correios de Portugal achieved a global performance of 184.5 (index = 100) in 2007 exceeding all quality targets defined by the Portuguese regulator, Anacom. The indicators of the domestic ordinary mail achieved 97.1pct while the international inbound mail achieved 99.2pct. These results in the quality of service also enhance the image of CTT within the Portuguese people, who once again with a rate of 87pct confirmed CTT Correios de Portugal as the most trustworthy Portuguese brand in the European survey lead by the magazine “readers’s digest” between September and November of 2007. Last year, only one in ten customers waited 10 minutes or more, CTT Correios said. In addition, the recent certification of more 72 delivery centers made by the international services of certification entity, recognized and rewarded the commitment of CTT to continue to be among the best postal operators within the future liberalisation scenario.
Read MoreTwo of UNI’s Portuguese affiliates, SNTCT and SINDETELCO, are taking strike action Monday 25 February to protest against work deregulation and to demand the renegotiation of a decent collective agreement. The unions action is taken to try and stop CTT – Correios de Portugal, S.A (the Portuguese Postal Service) from destroying the benefits of the workers that have been gained in the past through negotiations.
UNI Post & Logistics has sent a message of solidarity to the workers and has called on CTT to immediately start meaningful negotiations with the trade unions.
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