Tag: Europe

Rebirth of PC Postage in Germany

Posted by | May 9, 2001 | |

While PC Postage companies in the USA have either collapsed or struggle for business, Deutsche Post World Net launched the pilot programme for its PC Postage system on 25 April 2001.
Deutsche Post World Net has begun its practice test for Internet stamps with 48 pilot customers in Bonn and Offenbach. With ‘STAMPIT’ software, letters can be stamped with the help of a normal PC, special hardware is not necessary. STAMPIT is expected to be available for all customers of Deutsche Post World Net across Germany by August 2001.

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German PO Box defiance backed

Posted by | May 9, 2001 | |

Competing courier firms cannot insist Deutsche Post accept their overnight delivery packages at its P0 boxes, despite an order from the industry’s regulatory body. The German Cologne Administrative Court has decided during fast-track proceedings that Deutsche Post is not obliged to insert any items posted the previous day and delivered by alternative delivery companies into P0 boxes, which it has the monopoly on.

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Interim Licence

Posted by | May 9, 2001 | |

The initiation of a new licensing scheme in the UK saw concerns about the timescale before a licence would be issued to anyone other than the UK post office Consignia. Now it appears that Postcomm has invited operators to apply.

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TPG outlook statement confirmed

Posted by | May 9, 2001 | |

Chairman and CEO of the Dutch postal group, Ad Scheepbouwer, confirmed TPGs outlook statement that, assuming stable exchange rates, TPG expects to grow net income in 2001 by 20-25% (on a like-to-like basis after restating for changes in the Dutch accounting rules).

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