The Norwegian postal services company Posten Norge plans to increase the fees for newspaper distribution by up to 75% by 2006.
According to Helge Simonnes of Mediebedriftenes Landsforening (the Norwegian media businesses’ association) the price rise could have dramatic effects on many regional newspapers.
Read MoreNorway Post’s interim financial report for the first half of 2003 shows growth and a positive development in results. The company’s total operating revenues rose by five per cent. Its result before tax turned from minus to plus, compared with the first half of last year. Underlying operations improved by NOK 150 million. Restructuring projects are progressing according to schedule and the streamlining work continues.
Read MoreNorway’s postal service claims it will soon become the first in the world to filter advertising that dumps into mailboxes everyday. Postal officials will be able to tailor ad deliveries to individual patrons, or block ads altogether.
Read MoreFrustration is reaching the boiling point among residents of Norway who receive packages from the US. The private firms that took over the job from the local postal service and an earlier contractor are fielding a flood of complaints from angry customers. The trouble actually began more than a year ago, when the Norwegian postal service (Posten Norge) lost its contract with the US Postal Service for parcel post. The US Postal Service started using General Cargo, which in turn used Nor-Cargo in Norway. Delays began. By November, Nor-Cargo was out of the picture and the contract was being handled by General Logistics Systems (GLS), which joined forces with Nordisk Express and Ekspressgods.
Read More1. Introduction 2
2. The number of mailings 4
2.1 Unrecorded mailings 4
2.2 Recorded mailings 5
3. Turnover 5
3.1 Unrecorded mailings 5
3.2 Recorded mailings 6
4. Market shares 7
4.1 Unrecorded mailings 7
4.1.1 The players’ market shares of turnover 7
4.2 Recorded mailings 8
4.2.1 The players’ market shares of turnover 8
5. Degree of Competition 8
5.1 Degree of competition on the number of mailings 8
5.2 Degree of competition on turnover 9
6. Turnover per unit 10
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