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Royal Mail saw the number of complaints received for loss of post jump by a huge 37% during the first three months of 2011. The national postal operator received 120,884 complaints from angry customers in their first three months of the year …. a rise of 37% on the same period in 2010 In total last year Royal Mail received 332,000 complaints for losing letters and parcels – more than 1,000 every workin Read More
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From 1st October Ofcom has assumed its responsibilities as UK postal regulator. Ofcom has worked closely with Postcomm to secure a smooth transition of regulatory responsibilities with minimal disruption for industry and users. One of the first things that the new regulator has done is announce that it’s launching a consultation on how postal services should be regulated from April 2012. Such an overhaul repr Read More
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Did you know?

Monday, September 19th, 2011
The humble postcard is a mode of communications that Britons have clung to despite faster electronic alternatives. Royal Mail estimates that more than 130 million picture postcards are received each year … which is 30 million more than 10 years ago! Favourite images include Buckingham Palace, double-decker buses and cards in the shape of objects such as deckchairs and ice cream cones. Read More
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Postcomm consults ….

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
Postcomm has certainly been busy with the issue of five key consultation documents under the umbrella title of  The building blocks for a sustainable postal service. With four of the consultations closing on 31st May / 1st June, we shared the industry view concerning the weighty (yet important) reading material to digest in order to submit responses both directly to Postcomm and as a contributor to responses from Read More
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