Romanian Post may lose monopoly on postal services market

Romania’s National Communications Authority (ANCOM) could open the sector of universal postal services to private operators starting 2019, reports Profit.ro. The state-owned Romanian Post currently holds the monopoly on postal services market. ANCOM launched yesterday in public debate the strategy plan that will regulate the postal services sector between 2017 and 2020. It will analyze, until the end of 2017, if the universal postal service can be provided by other companies except for the Romanian Post. With a network of over 1,200 postal units, the Romanian Post is currently the only player that can deliver letters and parcels in all the villages and towns in Romania until the end of 2018. However, this situation could change starting 2019. ANCOM will analyze if the service can be supplied by other companies too. In the next three years, it will monitor if the Romanian Post meets its obligations. editor@romania-insider.com