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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 …

Royal Mail calls for protection from TNT Post threatMotor Transport (blog)Royal Mail has called for its regulator to protect it from last mile delivery competitors such as TNT Post, claiming that TNT's expansion plans could cut £200m from its annual turnover. In a report to Ofcom, which is also currently …

International Business Times UK Royal Mail: TNT Post UK Plans Threaten Universal Postal ServiceInternational Business Times UKIn January, Royal Mail said it would offer a discount on Access contracts of 0.25p per item for customers who provide monthly forecasts of mail volumes that allow the firm to better prepare itself …