Tag: Europe

Ceska posta rivals to have easier access to market

Posted by | Nov 24, 2004 | |

The rivals of postal services operator Ceska posta should have easier access to the market in line with an amendment to the law on postal services passed by the Chamber of Deputies today. The amendment aligns Czech legislation with EU directives. To get a licence for the provision of postal services, one will no longer have to prove expert skills. The amendment will now have to be seen by the Senate. On the other hand, according to the amendment, Ceska posta should have a clearer monopoly on the delivery of direct-mail, a very lucrative segment of the market. At present, the service is provided also by other entities.

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German Regulator OKs 2005 stamp prices

Posted by | Nov 23, 2004 | |

The German telecommunications and postal services regulator RegTP Tuesday said it approved a 0.7% overall cut in 2005 stamp prices proposed by German mail delivery company Deutsche Post World Net AG. The new prices for letter delivery will take effect Jan. 1, 2005, and will be valid until Dec. 31, 2005, RegTP said. Since parts of its business are still without competition, Deutsche Post can’t set its own pricing for letters without regulatory approval.

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PPA and UK Royal Mail reach deal on size-based pricing

Posted by | Nov 23, 2004 | |

Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier has announced an agreement between Royal Mail and the PPA on size-based pricing. Speaking at the PPA’s CEO Conference, Crozier said that the two organisations had reached an agreement on the last outstanding issue that had divided the pair. This concerned the tolerance threshold of the surface of a mailing piece of 10mm thickness or above, where if the threshold was exceeded the item would be classed as a packet rather than a large letter, resulting in a substantial increase in costs. The PPA has succeeded in convincing the Royal Mail to increase this threshold from 4mm to 5mm.

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TNT Global Express buys out Italian SDO

Posted by | Nov 22, 2004 | |

TNT Global Express SpA, the Italian unit of Dutch mail, express and logistics services provider TPG, has acquired 100 pct in Italian courier Servizi Distribuzione Ottica Srl (SDO), it was reported on November 22, 2004. SDO, in which TNT holds the majority stake since 2001, expects to end 2004 with a turnover of 11 mln euro (USD14. 3 mln). SDO was established in 1995. TNT Global Express closed 2003 with a turnover of 497 mln euro (USD648. 1 mln). It employs more than 3, 000. The company has 130 offices, 3, 400 delivery vans and trucks and five aircraft for domestic and international connections.

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Polish Post planning to develop joint-stock company

Posted by | Nov 22, 2004 | |

Polish Post is aiming to develop into a joint-stock company by the first half of next year. “We are trying to change our company’s status from a public utility enterprise to a joint-stock company,” said PP’s executive director Tadeusz Bartkowiak during a Sejm Infrastructure Committee meeting. “We want the change to occur as soon as possible and we are hoping that the Sejm will be able to work on the issue in the first half of 2005,” he added. The board of directors has accepted the proposal and it is now due to be discussed by the Post Council, which meets on November 23-24.

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