Validation of the hypothetical scenario for the calculation of USO net cost
How would Swiss Post's Logistics Services division structure its offering without a universal service obligation and what are the impacts on the demand?
Die Schweizerische Post AG
Project period2024
Related expertiseRegulation, Strategy and Pricing, Telecommunications and Post,
TeamUrs Trinkner, Eva Zuberbühler, Ramon Gmür, Nina Schnyder
ContactProject description
Swiss Economics validates the hypothetical scenario without a universal service obligation for postal services, which serves as a basis vor the annual calculation of USO net cost. The existing hypothetical scenario is evaluated, an update proposal from Swiss Post is discussed and demand trends as well as magnitudes are derived.
Methods
- Analysis of the most important market developments since 2010
- Simulations of the delivery of letters, parcels and newspapers
- Comparisons with selected examples from European countries
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