The Future of the Postal Sector in a Digital World

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Crew, Michael (Editor), Brennan, Timothy J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy
• Subjects: Microeconomics.; Industrial organization.; Economic policy.; Economics.; Industrial Organization.; Economic Policy.

Worldwide, postal operators have been slow to address the threats from and opportunities created by electronic competition.  The European Commission and member states are wrestling with these issues, while at the same time continuing to deal with the interrelated issues of implementing entry into po...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Postal and Delivery Industry
• The European Commission
•  Liberalization of Entry Into Postal Markets
• Digital Competition
• Universal Service Obligation
• The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006
• USPS
•  Post Offices (POs).