{"id":90478,"date":"2016-04-12T12:03:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T12:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comreg.ie.grigore"},"modified":"2021-10-02T18:39:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T18:39:55","slug":"ce-solathraionn-seirbhisi-poist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comreg.ie\/ga\/tionsclaiocht\/rialachan-poist\/ceisteanna-coitianta\/ce-solathraionn-seirbhisi-poist\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00e9 a shol\u00e1thra\u00edonn seirbhis\u00ed poist?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is a postal service?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The term \u201cpostal services\u201d is defined by the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (\u201cthe 2011 Act<\/a>\u201d) as \u201cservices involving the clearance, sorting, transport and distribution of postal packets\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two distinguishing features of a \u201cpostal packet\u201d are that it is addressed and that it has been accepted or intended for transmission by post.<\/p>\n

ComReg has concluded that \u201cDocument Exchange\u201d and \u201cExpress and Courier services\u201d and the delivery of unaddressed advertising material are not \u201cpostal services\u201d.<\/p>\n

Who provides postal services?<\/span><\/h2>\n

A number of postal service providers operate in Ireland. Postal service providers must obtain authorisation from ComReg.<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here <\/a>for more information on authorised service providers and their obligations.<\/p>\n

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What is a postal service? The term \u201cpostal services\u201d is defined by the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (\u201cthe 2011 Act\u201d) as \u201cservices involving … <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"parent":90408,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-topic-pages-noanchors.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":"","_wp_rev_ctl_limit":""},"class_list":["post-90478","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t