PayPoint was able to undercut Royal Mail because it does not support the rural network that the Post Office has to support. If the contract specified that the rural network was involved, PayPoint would not be able to compete with the Post Office.
Royal Mail and the Post Office
Proceeding contribution from
Alan Reid
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 May 2008.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Royal Mail and the Post Office.
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2007-08
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