Royal Mail and Universal Service Obligation

rival company: The question now is: what next for the company What are its prospects at a time of dwindling letter volumes, the Universal Service Obligation and increased rivalry in the parcels world Royal Mail argues that, while it doesn’t mind the USO commitment to deliver to every address in Britain, six days a week, it deserves to be cut some slack in other demands from the regulator by way of compensation, according to The Independent. Primarily, that means some help competing with rivals not burdened with such an onerous service. Ah well, that yesterday post. Business news in pictures Ofcom is not convinced, saying the Royal Mail already has a clear advantage over its rivals due to its dominant market position as the former monopoly. Royal Mail got some decent ammo for its argument in the form of 2014 accounts for Whistl UK Limited, the rival company which has just pulled out of delivering letters because it is so expensive. Make yourself more efficient, rather than whinge about getting a leg-up to beat your competitors, the regulator says. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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