Deutsche Post unlikely to raise postal rates in 2012
Deutsche Post looks set to maintain domestic postal rates in Germany at current levels next year, following proposals by the country’s postal regulator to set a tight price cap for 2012.
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Ofcom proposes "biggest-ever" shake-up of UK mail market
The UK’s new postal regulator, Ofcom, is proposing to give Royal Mail the freedom to set its own postal rates for the majority of its products, including First Class letters and basic parcels.
Read MoreUSPS to raise postal rates by 2.1% from January
The US Postal Service will increase postal rates for most mail services from January 2012 – but will keep within its inflation-based price cap, it said today.
Read MoreUSPS seeks to delay above-inflation postal rate rise request
The US Postal Service has asked regulators for extra time before it has to decide whether to pursue its request for a major rate rise to counter the financial effects of the recent recession.
Read MorePostNL to increase stamp prices 8.7% from January
Postal rates in the Netherlands are set to rise from January 2012, with the basic domestic rate for letters increasing by four euro-cents (8.7%) to 50 euro-cents.
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