The Ofcom investigation on the Royal Mail downstream access business pricing

Recently, the British postal industry regulators Ofcom to investigate the Royal Mail downstream access business pricing. Downstream access refers to the other company to proceed to the final stage distribution in the use of the Royal Mail Network, the commercial correspondence collection and sorting. Downstream access service work accounted for the British all mail volume 47%.
Ofcom says, all relevant stakeholders have been highly concerned about the new contract downstream access business downstream access business new pricing and in 2013 2013, the Royal Mail in 2014 the introduction of. Considering that Ofcom may review, the royal mail suspended some 2014 downstream access service price hike plan.
Ofcom says, all relevant stakeholders have suggested Ofcom2012 regulatory framework integration of uncertainty, so the Royal Mail has lost to the access service pricing control, asked the British universal service providers -- Royal Mail in the "base justice, reasonable and not too much discrimination" provide access services.
Ofcom said, now re examined the downstream access pricing is timely, to further ensure that the pricing is still useful, all stakeholders clearly understand pricing. The review will be completed in 2014, issued a preliminary findings consulting documents and consult stakeholders views in a in the summer of.
MYEX Minya Express International
2014-05-08