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PARIS, Jan 29 (AFP) – The French senate early Thursday passed a bill to liberalise the country’s state-monopoly postal services.
The legislation will allow rivals to establish alternative postal services, initially for letters and later for heavier items.
From next year, the state postal monopoly, which already offers some financial services, would be allowed to set up banking and insurance operations.
The French telecommunications regulator ART would be reformed to cover postal services as well and would be rebaptised ARCEP.
© AFP
Subject: France news