Competitive Market Review
Each year, Postcomm’s Competitive Market Review looks at how competition is progressing in the postal market, focusing on factors affecting competition. The latest document updates the 2005 edition, which was produced after a period of consultation with a variety of postal stakeholders. More background on the Competitive Market Review. See also the Business Customer Survey.
Related documents:
- 2 October 2008 - news release
- Most business regards mail as 'core' or 'critical' to success despite increased e-communication competition
- 2 October 2008 - Competitive Market Review and Business Customer Survey 2008 summary document
- 2008 Competitive Market Review and Business Customer Survey summary document (pdf, 1245KB)
- 30 October 2007 - Competitive Market Review 2007
- Competitive Market Review 2007 (pdf, 2.9MB).
- 30 October 2007 - Competitive Market Review and Business Customer Survey 2007 summary document
- Competitive Market Review and Business Customer Survey 2007 summary document (pdf, 164KB)
- 20 October 2007 - news release
- Competition is starting to benefit smaller businesses, but more progress and greater innovation needed.
- 31 October 2006 - Competitive Market Review 2006
- Competitive Market Review 2006 (pdf, 1.4MB).
- 31 October 2006 - Competitive Market Review and Business Customer Survey 2006 summary document
- Competitive Market Review and Business Customer Survey 2006 summary document (pdf, 86KB).
- 31 October 2006 - news release
- Postcomm research finds competition has delivered early benefits but greater progress needed
- 12 April 2006 - decision document
- Competitive Market Review: Tackling barriers to entry in postal services. Final decisions and recommendations (pdf, 235KB).
- 24 February 2006 - Responses to Competitive Market Review 2005
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Communications Workers' Union response (pdf, 495KB);
Postwatch response, 2005 Competitive Market Review (pdf, 75KB);
Royal Mail response (pdf, 52 KB);
summary of responses to 2005 Competitive Market Review (pdf, 66 KB) - 9 November 2005 - non-confidential responses to May 2005 consultation letter
- A full summary of written responses to the letter and interviews conducted for the Competitive Market review is available at Annex 1 of "Competitive Market Review. Proposals for tackling barriers to entry in postal services" (published on 1 November 2005).
Anonymous response (pdf, 444KB);
British Chambers of Commerce response (pdf, 37KB);
Grattan response (pdf, 13KB);
Norfolk Rural Community Council response (pdf, 186KB);
Periodical Publishers' Association response (pdf, 43KB);
Postwatch response, May 2005 consultation letter (pdf, 60KB). - 1 November 2005 - proposals
- Competitive Market Review. Proposals for tackling barriers to entry in postal services - full report (pdf, 781KB).
- 1 November 2005 - executive summary
- Competitive Market Review. Proposals for tackling barriers to entry in postal services - Executive Summary (pdf, 152KB).
- 1 November 2005 - news release
- Competition is starting to deliver, says Postcomm.
- 24 May 2005 - consultation letter
- "Your views on Postcomm's competitive market review 2005" (pdf, 84KB).
- 24 May 2005 - background paper
- "Postcomm competitive market review" (pdf, 56KB).
- 31 March 2005 - decision document
- Tackling barriers to entry in postal services. Final decisions and recommendations (pdf, 352KB).
- 31 March 2005 - news release
- Postcomm to do more to encourage competition.
- December 2004 - non-confidential responses to the September 2004 competitive market review consultation document
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Amicus CMA (pdf, 55KB),
British Chambers of Commerce to September 2004 competitive market review (pdf, 68KB),
Communication Workers' Union (CWU), September 2004 competitive market review consultation (pdf, 1.1MB),
Direct Marketing Association (DMA) on market review consultation (pdf, 50KB),
Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce (pdf, 419KB),
Intellect (pdf, 38KB),
Mail Users' Association (MUA) (pdf, 52KB),
Postwatch, September 2004 competitive market review (pdf, 42KB),
Postmasternetwork (pdf, 27KB),
Periodical Publishers' Association (PPA) (pdf, 42KB),
Royal Mail, September 2004 (pdf, 226KB),
Special Mail Services (pdf, 44KB),
TPG (pdf, 25KB),
Trades Union Congress - Southern and Eastern regional council (SERTUC) (pdf, 523KB),
WWAV Rapp Collins (pdf, 91KB). - 29 September 2004 - consultation document
- Competitive market review. Proposals for consultation (pdf, 478KB).
- Autumn 2004 - responses to Competitive Market Review consultation letter of May 2004
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British Chamber of Commerce to competitive market review consultation letter (pdf, 68KB),
Communication Workers' Union (CWU), May 2004 Competitive Market Review consultation letter (pdf, 49KB),
Direct Marketing Association (DMA), May 2004 Competitive Market Review consultation letter (pdf, 684KB),
Grattan (pdf, 66KB),
Postwatch, May 2004 Competitive Market Review consultation letter (pdf, 38KB),
Royal Mail, May 2004 (pdf, 37KB),
UPS (pdf, 437KB),
Mr JR Yates (pdf, 237KB). - 5 May 2004 - consultation letter
- Your views on Postcomm's competitive market review (pdf, 122KB).
- 30 November 2004 - responses to special privileges consultation document
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summary of responses to 2004 special privileges consultation document (pdf, 41KB),
Age Concern England (pdf, 26KB),
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) (pdf, 223KB),
Charity Finance Directors Group (CFDG) (pdf, 25KB),
Direct Marketing Association (DMA), 2004 Special Privileges consultation document (pdf, 684KB),
European Express Association (EEA) (pdf, 52KB),
Institute of Fundraising (pdf, 26KB),
Mail Users' Association (MUA) (pdf, 52KB),
Postwatch, to special privileges consultation document (pdf, 74KB),
Transport and General Workers' Union (TGWU) (pdf, 25KB),
Royal Mail, November 2004 (pdf, 47KB),
CWU and Amicus (pdf, 2MB). - 12 January 2004 - market report
- The UK letters market 2000-2003. A market report.
- 12 January 2004 - consultation document
- A review of Royal Mail's special privileges (pdf, 704KB).
- 12 January 2004 - news release
- Postcomm examines Royal Mail's special privileges.
