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International Postal Update — October 2009

International Postal Update / Consumer Postal Council
October 1, 2009

NATIONAL POSTS LOOK TO "GO GREEN" POSTAL SERVICES AIM TO CONTROL CARBON FOOTPRINT At the behest of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), many government postal services are working to measure, report, and control their carbon emissions, as well as to initiate eco-friendly programs. These...

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International Postal Update — July 2009

International Postal Update / Consumer Postal Council
June 24, 2009

UNREST AT ROYAL MAIL Facing union pressure, election setbacks, and a revolt by backbenchers in his own party, Gordon Brown's Labor government has abandoned plans to sell off a 30 percent -- originally a 49 percent -- share of Royal Mail to a...

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International Postal Update — April 2009

International Postal Update / Consumer Postal Council
April 1, 2009

RECESSION LEAVES NATIONAL POSTS GASPING FOR AIR FIRESTORM OVER ROYAL MAIL PRIVATIZATION A proposal to bring in outside investors to shore up Royal Mail threatens Labour government. In late February, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson revealed that Royal Mail's total pension deficit would be revalued...

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International Postal Update — January 2009

International Postal Update / Consumer Postal Council
January 2, 2009

POSTAL OPERATORS HIT BY FINANCIAL CRISIS ECONOMY IMPERILS POSTAL LIBERALIZATION? Tumultuous 4th quarter puts pressure on reform initiatives. Q4 financial estimates have sent both government and private mail operators into crisis mode. Initially, skyrocketing fuel costs disrupted the plans of fuel-dependent mail operators. Although...

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International Postal Update – October 2008

International Postal Update / Consumer Postal Council
October 1, 2008

DOWNTURN BRINGS TURBULENCE TO EUROPEAN POSTS ROYAL MAIL'S LEADER STEPS DOWN Royal Mail Chairman Allan Leighton announced that he would be stepping down from his role by March 2009. Leighton has been head of the British postal operator since March 2002. Leighton's successor will...

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