Main Developments in the Postal Sector (2010-2013)

Alex Kalevi Dieke (Project Manager), Christian Bender, James I. Campbell Jr., Robert H. Cohen, Christine Müller, Antonia Niederprüm, Alexandre de Streel, Sonja Thiele, Claus Zanker. Bonn: Wissenschaftliches Institute für Kommunikationsdienste (WIK), Nov. 2013.  A study for DG Internal Market of the European Commission. 345 pages + Appendix.

This study was initiated by the European Commission. The primary objectives of this study were (i) to allow the Commission to make an informed assessment of the developments in the postal sector in the period 2010-2013 in preparation for the Fifth Application Report; (ii) to place recent developments in the larger context of European postal reform and the changing nature of the postal sector; and (iii) to suggest options for policy makers for further modernisation of the EU postal policy and its regulatory framework for postal services. Geographic coverage: EU-28 countries, non-EU EEA MS (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway), and Switzerland (32 countries).

Main Report.  Country Reports (Appendix).

Also available from the postal studies page of the website of DG Internal Market of the the European Commission.

Study on the External Dimension of the EU Postal Acquis (2010)

James I. Campbell Jr., Alex Kalevi Dieke, Dr. Martin Zauner, Associate contributor: Dr. David Luff. Bonn: Wissenschaftliches Institute für Kommunikationsdienste (WIK), Nov. 2010.  A study for DG Internal Market of the European Commission. 214 pages.

This study was initiated by the European Commission. The primary objectives of this study were (i) to provide recommendations on how to best present the EU postal regulatory framework in international discussions; (ii) to provide a balanced view of EU postal acquis in the different dimensions of international postal relations (UPU, trade negotiations, bilateral discussions) and suggest on how to maximize synergies between them, and (iii) to reflect on the appropriate level of coordination between the Commission and the Member States in relation to obligations under Community law and how to maximize synergies in the approach to international postal discussions.

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Also available from the postal studies page of the website of DG Internal Market of the the European Commission.

The Role of Regulators in a More Competitive Postal Market (2009)

Alex Kalevi Dieke, James I. Campbell Jr., Nicole Angenendt, Gernot Müller, Alexandre De Streel and Robert Queck. Bonn: Wissenschaftliches Institute für Kommunikationsdienste (WIK), Sep. 2009.  A study for DG Internal Market of the European Commission. 372 pages.

This study was initiated by the European Commission for the purpose of identifying appropriate next steps for the regulators of postal services in the Member States of the European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) in light of the evolution of postal markets, best regulatory practices, and the ongoing transposition of the Third Postal Directive.

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Also available from the postal studies page of the website of DG Internal Market of the the European Commission.

Appendices for Study on Universal Postal Service and the Postal Monopoly (2008)

James I. Campbell Jr., Robert H. Cohen, Alex Kalevi Dieke, A. Lee Fritschler, Richard R. John Charles McBride, Antonia Niederprüm, John C. Panzar, Christine Pommerening, and Frank A. Wolak. Washington, D.C.: Postal Regulatory Commission, Dec. 2008. A report for the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission. CD version only, included with published report.

The Postal Enhancement and Accountability Act, enacted in December 2006, required the Postal Regulatory Commission to submit a report to the President and Congress within two years on universal postal service and the postal monopoly in the United States. In January 2008, the Commission contracted with the School of Public Policy of George Mason University (GMU) to prepare a series of studies in preparation for its report. These studies could not all  be fully completed within the time available. Nonetheless, on 19 December 2008, the Commission submitted its final report to Congress and President. The report included the latest versions of the GMU studies on a compact disc.

The studies by the GMU team, as numbered in the final PRC report, and principal authors were as follows.These are the original versions submitted to PRC unless otherwise indicated. Bookmarks have been corrected or revised from versions submitted to PRC by J. Campbell.

•  Appendix A. Preface. By GMU team.
•  Appendix B. Universal Service Obligation: A Review of the History and Development of the Laws Relating to the Provision of Universal Postal Service. By James I. Campbell Jr.  (version B, 19 Dec 2008).
•  Appendix C. Postal Monopoly Laws: The History and Development of the Monopoly on the Delivery of Mail and the Monopoly on Access to Mailboxes. By James I. Campbell Jr.
• Appendix D. History of Universal Service and the Postal Monopoly. By Richard R. John.  
•  Appendix E. Universal Service and Postal Monopoly in Other Countries. By James I. Campbell Jr. and Alex Kalevi Dieke.  
• Appendix F. The Economics of the Universal Service Obligation and the Postal Monopoly. By Robert H. Cohen, Alex Kalevi Dieke, Charles McBride, Antonia Niederprüm, and John C. Panzar.  
• Appendix G. Public Needs and Expectations. By Christine Pommerening  
• Appendix H. Evaluation of Policy Options. By GMU team.  

Copies of the final report of the Commisison and appendices by the GMU team may also be downloaded from the website of the Postal Regulatory Commission. http://www.prc.gov.

Main Developments in the Postal Sector: 2004-2006 (2006)

Antonia Niederprüm, Alex Kalevi, Mark Oelmann, Sonja Schölermann, and James I. Campbell Jr. Bonn: Wissenschaftliches Institute für Kommunikationsdienste (WIK), May. 2006.  A study for DG Internal Market of the European Commission. 261 pages. Appendix. 91 pages.

This study was initiated by the European Commission for the purpose of gathering information for its third biennial report on the application of the Postal Directive due at the end of 2006. This report summarizes regulatory and market developments in the European postal sector since adoption of the Postal Directive in 1997, with particular emphasis on events since the last major survey of the sector in 2004.

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Also available from the postal studies page of the website of DG Internal Market of the the European Commission.

The Evolution of the Regulatory Model for European Postal Services (2005)

James I. Campbell Jr., Alex Kalevi Dieke, and Antonia Niederprüm. of the Wissenschaftliches Institute für Kommunikationsdienste (WIK). Bonn: Wissenschaftliches Institute für Kommunikationsdienste (WIK), July 2005. A study for DG Internal Market of the European Commission. 236 pages.  

This study was initiated by the European Commission for the purpose of envisioning a new approach towards regulation of the European postal sector based on sound regulatory principles. The study identifies seven principles of sound regulatory practice. These principles are used to evaluate the current regulatory model, principally as defined by the Postal Directive. The study concludes the current European model fails to follow sound regulatory principles in key respects. The report then develops a new regulatory model that illustrates how sound regulatory principles could be applied to the postal sector of the future assuming no change in current policy objectives. Finally, the report considers the practicality of using the new regulatory model as a basis for a new postal directive. It suggests that the new regulatory model would have to be modified to accommodate the transitional concerns and alternative policy objectives that must necessarily arise in consideration of a new directive.

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Main Developments in the European Postal Sector (2004)

James I. Campbell Jr., Alex Kalevi Dieke, and Antonia Niederprüm. Bonn: Wissenschaftliches Institute für Kommunikationsdienste (WIK), Jul. 2004.  A study for DG Internal Market of the European Commission. 217 pages. Appendix. 276 pages.

This study was initiated by the European Commission for the purpose of gathering information for its second biennial report on the application of the Postal Directive due at the end of 2004. This study summarizes regulatory and market developments since adoption of the Postal Directive in 1997 with particular emphasis on events taking place since 2001.

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Also available from the postal studies page of the website of DG Internal Market of the the European Commission.

Survey on Some Main Aspects of Postal Networks in EU Adhesion Candidate Countries (2003)

Alex Kalevi Dieke and James I. Campbell Jr. Bonn: Wissenschaftliches Institute für Kommunikationsdienste (WIK), Jul. 2004.  A study for DG Internal Market of the European Commission. Part 1: Overview. 217 pages. Part 2: Country Reports. 229 pages.

This study was initiated by the European Commission for the purpose of providing the first comprehensive survey of the postal systems in the ten "accession countries" that joined the European Union in May 2004 and the three "candidate countries" that are being considered for future membership. The accession countries were Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. The candidate countries are Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey.

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Also available from the postal studies page of the website of DG Internal Market of the the European Commission.