Thus mail has been more frequently delivered by road, and it proved difficult for the authorities to protect the Government's usual postal monopoly.

Relaxation of the postal monopoly for time-sensitive items in 1981 brought the rapid expansion of the courier industry.

The Act also reasserted the postal monopoly for letter delivery and for post horses.

He promoted higher education and established a postal monopoly.

With the cessation of the postal monopoly on 1 January 2008 the requirement to provide "higher-valued services" also fell away for post office competitors.

Here, the advocates of the postal monopoly make their strongest argument.

I consider that the Member States should be left to decide for themselves whether they want to deregulate their national postal monopolies.

If the postal monopoly is not able to meet this competition, jobs may be lost among the postal workforce.

Do not forget that in the United States there is a postal monopoly.

As a result, the law still mandated the postal monopoly for "Chunghwa Post" despite the name change.