LIBERALIZATION SHAKES UP UK In the deregulated UK mail market, state-owned Royal Mail and one of its main competitors, TNT Post, the Netherlands' former state-owned mail carrier, are in a heated battle over pricing. TNT is a Royal Mail customer as well as...
ACROSS THE GLOBE, MONOPOLIES LOSE GROUND IN EUROPE, FORGING AHEAD WITH LIBERALIZATION In mid-October, the European Commission proposed that the 25 EU members have until 2009 to open their letter- delivery markets to unrestricted competition. A majority of European Members of Parliament must approve...
EUROPE'S POSTAL MONOPOLIES LOSE GROUND EU, BRITISH REGULATOR PUSH LIBERALIZATION The future of Europe's postal sector -- which thus far has resisted complete liberalization -- will face a critical hurdle this fall. In a bid to push through full liberalization across the 25-member European...
COMPETITION, PRIVATIZATION MOVE AHEAD IN EUROPE UK GOVERNMENT USES PRIVATE POSTAL CARRIERS Postal competition is saving the British government money. The public sector spends nearly £650 million (1.2 billion USD) a year on mail, or about 10 percent of the postal market. Since September, the...