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Ep 325: Denmark abolishes the USO... almost

Category: Business
Duration: 00:24:28
Publish Date: 2023-12-04 03:11:00
Description: Denmark has been at the vanguard when it comes to changes to letter delivery and digitisation of letter services. But new changes to the universal service obligation will have far-reaching implications for letter and parcel delivery in Denmark. Mindaugas Cerpickis and Jacob Østermann from Copenhagen Economics analyse the changes and implications for the postal world.
  • Background to the USO being "abolished"
  • Post Denmark's freedom to vary letter pricing and delivery schedules to save costs
  • Digitisation of government communications
  • USO as we know it being abolished
  • Drastic letter volume declines
  • Parcel volumes reaching parity with letter volumes
  • Internet penetration in Denmark
  • e-Boks digital mailbox
  • Centralising government services
  • Replacing USO with tender process for targeted services
  • Market delivering services
  • Post Danmark's ability to provide USO without government support
  • EU Postal Services Directive and UPU requirements
  • Three aspects of USO being put out to tender: island communities, services for the blind, and international mail
  • Expectations that the market will cover the rest of the USO
  • Letterboxes and parcel lockers in island communities
  • Universal access to delivery infrastructure
  • Monitoring the market to see if there are any shortcomings in providing letter services
  • Could the Danish model be used in other postal markets?
  • Future of postal regulation
  • Understanding social expectations of postal services

 

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