Postcomm consults on how to promote competition in postal services
29 September 2000
The Postal Services Commission today published the first of a series of papers about the promotion of competition between postal operators.
This document asks for views on how Postcomm should promote effective competition and whether the approaches it suggests are sensible and thorough.
In the paper Postcomm suggests it will need to take account of:
- the likely extent of new competition;
- barriers that might hinder competition;
- international factors such as the proposed EC directive on postal services;
- overseas experiences, including liberalisation in other countries;
- how to finance the universal service provision;
- consequence for certain customers, such as large businesses and vulnerable groups.
Martin Stanley, Chief Executive of Postcomm said: ”We have a duty to promote effective competition in postal services. Our paper looks at the issues as we see them and the possible options. Before we go any further we need the views of the major stakeholders – in particular from consumers and the Post Office – so we can develop a regime best suited to everyone’s needs.”
Copies of the document, Promoting effective competition between postal operators, are available from Postcomm, 6 Hercules Road, London SE1 7DB. Responses are requested by 1 December 2000.
