News Releases 2003

18 Dec 2003
Postcomm confirms £7.5 million penalty on Royal Mail
17 Dec 2003
Postcomm welcomes access heads of terms
11 Dec 2003
Postcomm restores restrictions to postal services
1 Dec 2003
Postcomm consults on a long term licence for Speedmail and changes its interim licence
27 Nov 2003
Postcomm suggests changes to UK's universal postal service
26 Nov 2003
Postcomm demands information on Royal Mail discounts and transparency
17 Nov 2003
Postcomm lists five criteria for competition test
11 Nov 2003
Postcomm asks Royal Mail to work with Postwatch to improve communications with Mailsort customers
5 Nov 2003
Postcomm welcomes new chairman
31 Oct 2003
Postcomm frees Royal Mail's competitors to provide unrestricted postal services
29 Oct 2003
Postcomm allows Royal Mail to suspend postal services on Saturday 27 December
21 Oct 2003
Postcomm allows changes to two of Royal Mail's services
7 Oct 2003
Postcomm sets compensation rates for delayed mail
3 Oct 2003
Banking on the future of the Post Office network
30 Sep 2003
Postcomm gives Royal Mail notice of £7.5 million penalty for quality failures
12 Sep 2003
Postcomm designated under RIPA
12 Sep 2003
Is a postal service needed on Saturday 27 December?
8 Sep 2003
Postcomm consults on a long term licence for Deutsche Post
31 Jul 2003
Postcomm reviews its consultation procedures
15 Jul 2003
Postcomm publishes its annual report and newsletter
4 Jul 2003
Postcomm consults on licence exemptions
30 Jun 2003
Postcomm reviews Postcode Address File Code of Practice
27 Jun 2003
Postcomm agrees working arrangements with OFT
18 Jun 2003
Happy (or unhappy) with the post? Come along and tell Postcomm (Bristol public meeting)
12 Jun 2003
Postcomm issues long term licence to UK Mail Limited
23 May 2003
Postcomm invites postal comments: Northern Ireland, Shetland and Orkney Islands and Bristol
19 May 2003
Postcomm proposes access agreements to enable UK Mail Ltd to use Royal Mail's network
13 May 2003
Postcomm seeks views on changes to two of Royal Mail's services
30 Apr 2003
Postcomm consults on a long term licence for UK Mail
23 Apr 2003
Postcomm issues a long term licence to Express Limited
23 Apr 2003
Postcomm consults on details of compensation for delayed mail
10 Apr 2003
Postcomm asks customers what they want from a universal service
31 Mar 2003
Postcomm modifies Royal Mail's licence to include new price control
28 Mar 2003
Postcomm halts enforcement process on postcode performance after new information from Royal Mail
10 Mar 2003
Postcomm consults on long term licence for Express Limited
21 Feb 2003
Postcomm extends consultation on price control
11 Feb 2003
Wreck-u-lation? No, normal regulatory practice
11 Feb 2003
Postcomm invites postal comments in Yorkshire, Wales and Kent
7 Feb 2003
Postcomm tells Royal Mail to tighten up on poorly performing postcode areas
6 Feb 2003
Postcomm allows Royal Mail £750m to improve services and prepare for compensation
31 Jan 2003
Postcomm sets clearer rules for exceptions to the universal postal service