An electronic tracking system using wireless technology developed in Christchurch is being heralded as “one of the most significant” systems ever deployed in the United Kingdom.
The new managed service provided by iTouch Business Mobility to Parcelforce Worldwide’s 2500 delivery staff is helping the courier division of loss-making UK postal service Royal Mail to lower costs and improve productivity.
Read MoreIrish postal service providers must be authorised by the Commission for Communications Regulation (Comreg) from January 1, 2004.
Under these terms a postal operator with a turnover of more than €500,000 must apply to Comreg for authorisation.
The applicants will only be granted an authorisation if Comreg is satisfied it can provide a postal service and it submits a written declaration that it will not infringe within An Post’s reserved area.
Read MoreMail chiefs have been accused of using underhand tactics to force through the closure of Post Offices in some of Tyneside’s most deprived areas.
The claims centre on a rule which states no such office should be closed unless there is another within half a mile.
Postwatch claims the Post Office is cynically getting around this rule by using the loophole of closing two at a time in the same area.
Read MoreOn 27 August 2003, Postcomm issued a statement explaining the process it intended to follow to assess the proposal it received on 8 August from Royal Mail to introduce Size Based Pricing from April 2005. In that statement, Postcomm explained that it expected to issue a consultation document about Royal Mail’s proposal by the end of October 2003.
Following analysis of Royal Mail’s proposal, Postcomm is in discussions with Royal Mail about some outstanding issues with regard to its proposal. Postcomm has decided that while these discussions are continuing it would not be appropriate to issue a consultation document. Following further discussions with Royal Mail about these issues, Postcomm will decide how to proceed.
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