The government printing offices will go later this year, and the state-owned postal and railway services are next in line.
It lengthened the time for paying unemployment benefits to older workers, offered pensioners relief from rising prices and introduced minimum wages in half a dozen industries, including postal and security services.
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Berne used to be a major departure point for postal services and stagecoaches.
It has set out goals of developing a more competitive telecoms market, liberalising postal services and working more closely with Guernsey.
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Under Mr Barroso the Commission has sought to liberalise markets in areas where it has power to do so - especially telecoms, energy and postal services.
Other liberalising measures proclaimed at Lisbon for instance, the liberalisation of energy markets, postal services and the completion of a single financial market have got nowhere.
The debate over market opening is an opportunity to find out what people really want from their postal services and a chance to rethink how they work, says Michael Critelli, the boss of Pitney Bowes, a company that makes postal equipment and software.
Although fast-growing, the regional e-commerce market is hampered by low credit-card use and poor postal services.
The Lords, meanwhile have Third Reading debates on the Fixed Term Parliaments Bill and the Postal Services Bill.
Postal services are being liberalised around the world and new electronic services such as e-mail are developing fast.
Mobile commerce is driving the requirement for mobile remote payments, creating new revenue potential for businesses involved in the value chain including Communications Service Providers, banks and credit card companies, transport operators and merchants and also postal operators who have diversified by offering banking services and mobile services through their vast networks.
Mr Swinney insisted the new approach would improve the running of energy, telecommunications, postal services, water and the rail industry.
Initiate procurement of necessary services, according to the UNESCO Administrative Manual, with the competent authorities of the postal service and transportation companies and ensure that prices obtained and services are competitive and satisfactory.
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Restrictions on how much Channel Island postal companies can charge for stamps and other services will be removed under plans by the regulator.
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Sadly, the parliament is likely to insist on far-reaching amendments to the law that may mean it excludes areas such as health, the media, postal services, electricity, water and gas.
He has argued that greater thought should be given to how postal services are delivered to country parishes, and believes a network of sub-post offices should be maintained.
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Postal services are being liberalised around the world as new services such as e-mail, fax and data transfer have begun to erode traditional markets.
Congress generally controls the Postal Service's long-term financial affairs and the services it provides.
It estimated that half the amount spent by the average family on postal services was the cost of sending large letters and small parcels.
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Many European countries, as well as New Zealand and Japan, have already privatised or liberalised their postal services.
In addition to the eight million people and 1.1 trillion dollars in direct mail, financial services, and related industries that are directly reliant on the Postal Service, the future of many small businesses and entrepreneurs hang in the balance as well.
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To identify postal employees who are indebted to the federal government under programs administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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