Tag: Royal Mail

The Royal Mail’s return to profit could speed a move to full competition, according to the chairman of regulator Postcomm. Sir Nigel Stapleton said a decision on “liberalisation” would not be taken until later this year, following a consultation exercise, but still ahead of the planned April 2007 deadline. Stapleton’s hints at faster liberalization will be welcomed by new entrants to the UK market including Deutsche Post and Dutch postal operators TPG, which recently obtained licenses and which are keen to grow their presence in the business market which accounts for 80% of the postal market.

The UK Postal Regulatory Regime: Key Indicators
What has happened to Royal Mail’s volumes, service quality, prices and profits whilst under Postcomm’s regulatory control.
Contains Royal Mail volumes, revenue, profits, cost per item, market share
P:LibraryPostalUK Postal Regulatory Regime Key Indicators June 04.pdf

Postcomm today began a three-month consultation as part of a review of the
management of the postcode address file (PAF), the Royal Mail database that lists every postal address in the United Kingdom. The PAF, originally created by Royal Mail to speed up its delivery process, is now licensed to many other businesses, such as insurance companies and banks. The main objectives of the review are to assess Royal Mail’s performance against its statutory obligations, ensure that the way the PAF is managed does not act as a barrier to the development of effective postal competition, and to ensure the management framework of the PAF is structured in the best way to further the interests of users.

Correspondence between Paul Jackson, Ian Senior, Geoff Lambert & David Robottom