Postal company
Postal companies (also postal authorities or postal service providers ) are state or private companies that transport and deliver letters . Before the introduction of automated processing in the mid-1990s, sending both letters and parcels was organizationally linked. This can still be seen in the structure of many state-owned European postal companies.
Supranational organizations
With the liberalization of the postal market, organizations of postal companies have formed in addition to the organizations of the regulatory authorities for the postal system.
International Regulatory Organizations
- Universal Postal Union (abbreviation UPU; French: Union postale universelle ; English: Universal Postal Union ), specialized agency of the UN .
- Conference Européenne des Administrations des Postes et des Télécommunications (abbreviation CEPT)
International postal organizations
United Nations
The United Nations have their own United Nations Postal Administration ( United Nations Postal Administration - UNPA). This is - besides the Postal Administration of the Order of Malta - the only organization in the world that is neither a country nor a territory and still issues postage stamps. It is also the only postal authority that issues postage stamps in three different currencies, namely US dollars, Swiss francs and euros. The first UN postage stamps were issued in 1951 after the proposal for this came from Argentina in 1947.
List of postal companies worldwide
Country
.svg){kind=small}
Crown possession or overseas territory
Germany
In the Federal Republic of Germany there was a postal monopoly of the Deutsche Bundespost until 1995 . The monopoly included the sending of letters and telecommunications. As a result of the postal reform , the state authority has been transformed into three private stock corporations: Deutsche Post AG, Deutsche Postbank AG and Deutsche Telekom AG. The monopoly for telecommunications has been lifted, there was no monopoly for sending parcels and the letter monopoly was to be lifted in 2002. It was extended for a further 5 years and gradually dismantled by December 31, 2007; Since January 1, 2008, the German mail market has been legally liberalized. Since the mid- 2000s , there have been an increasing number of private postal service providers on the German mail market , which has an annual volume of 10 billion euros. Most of these are newspaper publishers who have logistical experience as (newspaper) deliverers . These postal service providers require a license from the Federal Network Agency. They are organized in professional associations and strive for nationwide comprehensive mail delivery .
Former state postal company in Germany
( GDR and Federal Republic of Germany):
- Deutsche Post (under Allied occupation)
- German Post of the GDR
-
German Federal Post Office
- Deutsche Bundespost postal service
- Deutsche Bundespost Berlin (only designation on postage stamps between 1955 and 1990 )
National postal companies
| Surname | comment |
|---|---|
| Bauer Postal Network (BPN) | Division of the Bauer Media Group ; Germany-wide delivery of addressed press and information mail |
| Citipost GmbH | Nationwide delivery of mail |
| City courier | Nationwide delivery of letters and parcels; issues its own stamps |
| Compador | Postal service provider with a nationwide focus and an affiliate of Deutsche Post AG |
| German Post AG | (Legal successor of the Deutsche Bundespost or Deutsche Bundespost Postdienst) Letter post |
| DHL | Subsidiary of Deutsche Post AG for parcel post and express delivery of letters |
| Morgenpost Briefservice GmbH | Nationwide delivery of letters; worldwide delivery by airmail; issues its own stamps |
| Postcon | Mail service provider for business mail in Germany |
Regional postal companies (selection)
| Surname | comment |
|---|---|
| beaver post | Nationwide delivery |
| Main Post Logistics | The main delivery area is Lower Franconia, Tauber Franconia and Upper Franconia. Routing region 97 is also served, with the area of postal codes 637 .. to 639 .. and 747 .., large parts of routing regions 95 and 96 and parts of routing region 91. |
| PIN mail | Berlin postal company |
| Postcon | Subsidiary of the Dutch PostNL until 2019 , was then sold to Quantum Capital Partners . |
| PostModern Dresden - Media Logistik GmbH | Own acceptance and delivery in postcode regions 01 and 02, delivery via partner throughout Germany; issues its own stamps |
| Saarriva | Postage stamps for private customers have been discontinued. Saarriva now works exclusively as a consolidator for business customers whose letters are prepaid with a barcode. These can be picked up on request or posted using the remaining blue mailboxes (emptying Monday to Friday). Direct delivery in its own routing region has been terminated - Saarriva franked all letters for dispatch with Deutsche Post AG (national and international). The responsible BZ66 Saarbrücken is conveniently located just a few meters from the Saarriva headquarters. |
| South Mail | Subsidiary of Schwäbische Verlag GmbH & Co. KG Drexler, Gessler / zip code regions 01–09, 14–19, 21–25, 29–39, 41–53, 57–61, 63–83, 85–93, 95– 99 |
The Federal Network Agency published as German postal regulator on its website lists of companies with post licenses. Further information can also be found on the websites of the providers.
Mergers of regional private German postal companies
Professional associations
- Postal Services Employers' Association
- Federal Association of Courier Express Post Services (BdKEP) in Hamburg
- Federal Association of German Postal Service Providers (BvPD) in Bonn
- German Association for Post, Information Technology and Telecommunications (DVPT) in Offenbach (consumer association)
- Federal Association of Parcel and Express Logistics (BIEK) in Berlin
- Federal Association of Mail Services (BBD)
Austria
Former postal company
- Austrian Post and Telegraph Administration
- Post and Telekom Austria
- Redmail - The company still exists as a regional newspaper and advertising distribution service; Daily mail delivery was discontinued in 2010.
Current postal companies
The broadcasting and telecommunications regulatory GmbH published a list of registered postal service.
Switzerland
The Postal Commission ( PostCom ) - a professionally independent authority in the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication (DETEC), has a list of the postal companies in Switzerland that are required to be notified on its website.
International companies
Web links
- UPU Universal Postal Union website
- International Post Corporation (IPC) homepage
- PostEurop home page (English)
- Federal Association of German Postal Service Providers V. (BvDP)
- Federal Association of International Express and Courier Services e. V.
- German Association for Post, Information Technology and Telecommunication e. V., (DVPT; formerly Association of Post Users )
Individual evidence
- ^ Homepage of the UN postal administration
- ^ Homepage of the National Post Office
- ↑ http://www.salpost.sl/
- ↑ Licenses issued for postal services . Federal Network Agency website, accessed on July 30, 2017.
- ↑ Service notification and license with a list of the postal services displayed in accordance with Section 25 (2) PMG , Rundfunk- und Telekom Regulierungs-GmbH
- ↑ General information. Federal Postal Commission PostCom, accessed on December 22, 2019 ( with reference to a list of companies in Switzerland that are required to report ).