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Norwegian postal service
Posten Bring
, formerly named
Posten Norge
(
lit.
'
The Mail, Norway
'
), is the name of the
Norwegian
postal service
. The company, owned by the
Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
had a
monopoly
until 2016 on distribution of letters weighing less than 50g throughout the country. There are 30
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post offices in Norway, in addition to 1400 outlets in retail stores.
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History
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Posten was founded in January 1647 as
Postvesenet
("the postal system") by general post master
Henrik Morian
. It was established as a private company, and King
Christian IV
gave his blessing to the founding of the company. Postvesenet was privately run until 1719, when the state took over. From that point on, national postal service was a
state monopoly
. Local city postal services remained private, but in 1888 a new postal law was introduced which expanded the monopoly to the entire country.
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In 1933, Postvesenet was renamed
Postverket
. In 1996,
Posten Norge BA
was established as a state-owned company in which the Norwegian state had
limited liability
. In 2002 Posten changed its corporate structure to that of a
stock company
, to prepare the company for the expected
deregulation
of the Norwegian postal market. Posten Bring AS is still fully owned by the Norwegian state and the liberalization process has been postponed until 2011 by the government.
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The postal service
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is divided into four divisions: Post, Logistics, Distribution Network and
ErgoGroup AS
. The latter specialized in electronic services and outsourcing. ErgoGroup merged with EDB to form Evry ASA, which Posten now jointly owns with the Norwegian multinational telecommunications company
Telenor ASA
.
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Expansion
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In 2002 Posten Bring acquired 57% of the shares of a private Swedish postal company,
CityMail
and acquired the remaining 43% in the first quarter of 2006. Norway Posten Bring also owns, or partly owns
Nor-Cargo
as well as Frigoscandia, Pan Nordic Logistics, Scanex B.V., Nettlast Hadeland, many of which have their own subsidiaries.
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See also
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References
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- ^
"Official accounting numbers from proff.no"
. 2014
. Retrieved
2016-04-01
.
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John Thomas Aarø (2012-06-17).
"Reisen fra 3.500 til 30 postkontorer - Media - E24"
(in Norwegian Bokmal). E24.no
. Retrieved
2015-09-20
.
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"Posten NrAS"
(in Norwegian Bokmal). Store norske leksikon
. Retrieved
October 1,
2016
.
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"Milestones in Norway Post's history"
. postennorge.com
. Retrieved
October 1,
2016
.
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"Østre Borgesyssel prosti"
. arkivportalen
. Retrieved
October 1,
2016
.
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Norway Post
Archived
February 12, 2007, at the
Wayback Machine
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Divisions and corporate staff units
Archived
December 28, 2005, at the
Wayback Machine
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Torbjørn Skramstad.
"Telenor ASA"
(in Norwegian Bokmal). Store norske leksikon
. Retrieved
October 1,
2016
.
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Torbjørn Skramstad.
"Evry ASA"
(in Norwegian Bokmal). Store norske leksikon
. Retrieved
October 1,
2016
.
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"Nor-Cargo"
(in Norwegian Bokmal). Store norske leksikon
. Retrieved
October 1,
2016
.
External links
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