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Estimating the Net Cost of the

In: Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector

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  • George Houpis

    (Frontier Economics)

  • Almudena Lara

    (Frontier Economics)

  • Mark Williams

    (Frontier Economics)

Abstract

In common with many postal operators around the world, Adpostal - the state-owned operator in Colombia and bearer of the Universal Service Obligation - is required to provide a set of basic postal services throughout the country. A reserved area is also established by law giving Adpostal a monopoly over the collection and delivery of traditional mail products below 2 Kg. In practice, mail services are also provided by operators that are licensed to offer special mail services (e.g. courier services) and operators that do not have a licence at all. Adpostal therefore operates in a market which has effectively been liberalised and it currently has approximately 26% market share by value.

Suggested Citation

  • George Houpis & Almudena Lara & Mark Williams, 2006. "Estimating the Net Cost of the," Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy, in: Michael A. Crew & Paul R. Kleindorfer (ed.), Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector, chapter 0, pages 89-101, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:topchp:978-0-387-29744-6_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-29744-6_6
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