National Postal Policy
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1.0
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................1
2.0
CURRENT STATUS OF THE SECTOR ...............................................3
NATIONAL MACRO ECONOMIC GOAL ..................................................6
POSTAL SECTOR VISION .......................................................................7
POSTAL SECTOR MISSION .....................................................................7
MAIN POSTAL SECTOR POLICY GOALS.................................................7
3.1
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
4.0
POLICY OBJECTIVES, ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS .........................8
4.1
POLICY OBJECTIVE: UNIVERSAL POSTAL SERVICE (UPS)....................8
The Issues.........................................................................................8
Policy Directions...............................................................................8
4.2
POLICY OBJECTIVE: COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE PUBLIC POSTAL
OPERATOR ..........................................................................................................8
4.2.1
The Issue ..........................................................................................8
4.2.2
Policy Directions...............................................................................9
4.3
POLICY OBJECTIVE: EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE
POSTAL NETWORK..............................................................................................9
4.3.2
Policy Directions...............................................................................9
4.4
POLICY OBJECTIVE: NATIONAL ADDRESS SYSTEM ..............................9
4.1.1.
4.1.2
5.0.
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5.
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INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK......................................................12
THE GOVERNMENT .............................................................................12
THE REGULATOR ................................................................................12
THE OPERATORS ................................................................................12
THE CUSTOMERS ................................................................................12
CONSULTATIVE FORUM ......................................................................12
COMPETITION POLICY.....................................................................13
GLOSSARY...........................................................................................................14
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