National Commission for Communications Regulation of Ukraine (NCCRU) decided to increase rates for services of state enterprise “Ukrpochta”. Such decision was made as a result of financial problems of postal service operator.

Rise in prices will be held in two stages: from October 20, 2011 rates for letter correspondence and dispatch of postal wrappers will be increased in 20%. And from the beginning of 2012 rates for letter correspondence will be further increased on average in 11.2%. Price of dispatch of parcel without value claimed, with weight of 10 kg, will be increased in 15% from January 01, 2012.

From the point of view of the existing price changes the Ukrainian Direct Marketing Association addresses NCCRU with request to form working group for consideration of project for increase of rates of “Ukrpochta”. In the Association they agree that increase of rates is inevitable. However they note that such considerable and sharp rate advance will result in negative consequences both for players of remote trade market and for the operator of postal services.

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Source: “Kommentarii”, UADM