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Privatised postal service demands urgent review into rival direct delivery companies More: continued here

Royal Mail demands immediate Ofcom review of delivery competitionPost and ParcelIn calling for Ofcom to bring forward its planned 2015 review of the universal service, Royal Mail warned that it would be “far more difficult” for the regulator to deal with the situation once full end-to-end mail delivery competition is …

Independent Online Royal Mail warns of competition threatIndependent OnlineRoyal Mail, formerly state-owned before it was privatised last year, is required by law to deliver letters six days a week to the whole of the country under its so-called universal service obligation. However, it warns its financial ability to sustain … …

Review plea over direct deliveriesexpressandstar.comIn its submission, Royal Mail said it was already managing a structural decline in letters of between 4% and 6% a year, but highlighted the threat of "unfettered" direct delivery competition. The company said its revenue could be cut by over £200 … More: continued here

Rural households could risk being cut off from the rest of the country if the Royal Mail is forced to abandon daily postal deliveries, the privatised firm has warned More: continued here

Evening Standard In brief: Royal Mail asks for deliveries review, Espirito Santo hit by shares …Evening StandardRoyal Mail warned that TNT Post's plans for the UK could mean it loses £200 million of revenues by 2017-18. That, in turn, would harm its ability to hit profit margin targets of 5% …

Evening Standard Royal Mail asks for deliveries review, Espirito Santo hit by shares suspension …Evening StandardRoyal Mail warned that TNT Post's plans for the UK could mean it loses £200 million of revenues by 2017-18. That, in turn, would harm its ability to hit profit margin targets of 5% to …

UPDATE 1-Britain's Royal Mail warns regulator of threat from competitionReutersRoyal Mail, formerly state-owned before it was privatised last year, is required by law to deliver letters six days a week to the whole of the country under its so-called universal service obligation. However it warns its financial ability to sustain …

The Royal Mail has submitted a report to Ofcom saying that TNT Post’s delivery plans could cost it £200 a year in lost revenue. More: continued here

Royal Mail calls for Ofcom reviewSNP (press release)“As predicted the service is coming under threat because competitors are cherry picking easy, profitable urban and business mail services and are expanding rapidly in such areas. This undermines the ability of Royal Mail, the only company obliged to do … More: continued …