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Royal Mail has been dealt a fresh blow after regulator Ofcom said it would not impose new conditions on the firm's direct-delivery competitors. More: continued here

CompaniesOfcom blow sends Royal Mail to bottom of FTSEFinancial TimesRoyal Mail's shares are the worst performers in the FTSE 100 index, after the UK communications regulator dismissed a call from the partly privatised postal service to protect it from competition. The shares have fallen 2.2 per cent to 409p, after …

Royal Mail has been dealt a fresh blow after regulator Ofcom said it would not impose new conditions on the firm's direct-delivery competitors. More: continued here

Newly privatised postal service complained that rules for direct mail delivery impeded its own service and helped rivals Britain’s postal regulator Ofcom will not overhaul rules for direct mail delivery competition, dealing a blow to Royal Mail which has complained that rival offers will undermine its ability to deliver a …

BBC News Royal Mail's Ofcom review sparks share price fallBBC NewsHowever, Ofcom said it would review the factors affecting Royal Mail's ability to deliver the universal service. Royal Mail had complained competitors were cherry picking profitable areas. Under postal market reforms, rivals can apply for a licence to …Royal Mail …

U.K. stocks rise Tuesday, with gains for the embattled resources-sector leading the FTSE 100 toward its first win in four sessions. More: continued here

Ofcom today decided not to force Royal Mail’s competitors to take part in the USO and added that at present competition was likely to provide Royal Mail with a further incentive to become more efficient. More: continued here

Royal Mail slumped to the foot of the FTSE 100 today as regulators shot down its claims that the six-day-a-week universal delivery service is under threat from fast-growing competition. More: continued here

Ofcom said the postal firm's legal obligation to deliver letters anywhere in the country for the same price was not being undermined from rival online companies. More: continued here

CompaniesOfcom delivers competition blow to Royal MailFinancial TimesRoyal Mail has received an unwelcome delivery from the UK's media regulator, which has failed to react to calls from the recently privatised postal service to protect it from competition in its marketplace. Royal Mail has been urging Ofcom to protect … More: …