Postcomm reviews Royal Mail request on notice period for changes to Sameday service
21 November 2006
Postcomm, the independent postal services regulator, is seeking views on Royal Mail’s application for an exemption from the notification requirements of its licence for changes to its Sameday service.
Condition 7 of its licence requires Royal Mail to notify Postcomm of any changes to existing prices and services three months before they are introduced and to publish information about such changes after this notification.
In October 2006, Royal Mail applied to Postcomm for an exemption from this requirement for changes to its Sameday service on the basis that this service operates in a competitive market.
It is important for Postcomm to get the views of other postal operators, postal users, Postwatch, trade associations and other interested parties operating in the postal service industry, and the regulator will carefully consider these views in making its decision on Royal Mail’s request.
Notes for editors
Sameday is a courier service that collects urgent items from customers and delivers them to specified addresses almost anywhere in the UK, on the same day.
Postcomm will assess the responses and meet interested parties as needed. The regulator expects to be able to issue a final decision on Royal Mail’s application by the end of March 2007.
