Postcomm To Hold Two Public Meetings In July

The meetings have been arranged so that Postcomm can listen to the views of interested parties on the future of postal services.
The meetings will take place in Birmingham, on Tuesday 16 July, and Exeter, onTuesday 23 July.

Under the Postal Services Act 2000, Postcomm must safeguard a universal postal service at a uniform tariff across the UK. But it is also charged with introducing competition, and on 29 May it announced that postal services will be gradually opened up to market forces beginning in January next year, when 30% of the letters market will be open to competition.

In 2007 all restrictions to postal competition will be removed.Many issues need to be resolved as the postal market unfolds.
For example:

• Is the universal service comprehensive enough - or too comprehensive?
• What sort of price control should Postcomm impose on Consignia?
• What is the best way to work out the prices that competitors should pay Consignia so that postmen can deliver their letters?

We welcome the views of all interested parties on these and other postal matters.

The first meeting will take place on Tuesday 16 July at 10am in the Director'sLounge,
Aston Villa Football Club,
Villa Park,
Birmingham.
The second meeting will take place on Tuesday 23 July at 10am in the RoyalClarence Hotel,
Cathedral Yard,
Exeter.