--- title: "The Impact of the USO on the Profitability of Postal Service Provision" authors: - name: "Koski, Heli" url: "https://www.etla.fi/henkilot/koski-heli/" sameAs: - "https://twitter.com/heli_koski" date_published: "2013-11-18" series: "ETLA Raportit - Reports" series_number: "19" issn: - "2323-2447" - "2323-2455" jel_codes: - "D22" - "L50" - "L87" language: "fi" publisher: "ETLA Economic Research" pdf_url: "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/ETLA-Raportit-Reports-19.pdf" identifier: "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/ETLA-Raportit---Reports-19" abstract_translations: en: "This study aims at investigating the order of magnitude of financial burden of the universal service obligation for the universal service provider, Itella, in the Finnish postal sector. It evaluates the difference between universal service provider’s profitability with the universal service obligation and without it. The data suggest that the provision of universal letter services in compliance with the law causes a notable financial burden for Itella. The profitability of the universal service provider is clearly lower than that of other firms active in the Finnish postal and courier activities sector. During the years 2005–2012, the annual loss due to the universal letter service obligation was about 76 million euros, or 5–8 percent of the turnover of the universal service provider." --- # The Impact of the USO on the Profitability of Postal Service Provision **Published:** 2013-11-18 **Categories:** Publications, Reports **URL:** https://www.etla.fi/en/publications/yleispalveluvelvoitteen-merkitys-postin-kannattavuudelle/ #### Abstract This study aims at investigating the order of magnitude of financial burden of the universal service obligation for the universal service provider, Itella, in the Finnish postal sector. It evaluates the difference between universal service provider’s profitability with the universal service obligation and without it. The data suggest that the provision of universal letter services in compliance with the law causes a notable financial burden for Itella. The profitability of the universal service provider is clearly lower than that of other firms active in the Finnish postal and courier activities sector. During the years 2005–2012, the annual loss due to the universal letter service obligation was about 76 million euros, or 5–8 percent of the turnover of the universal service provider. --- ## Additional Information **Kirjoittajat:** Koski, Heli **Kansikuva:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/ETLA-Raportit-Reports-19-kansi.jpg **Lataa Pdf:** https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/ETLA-Raportit-Reports-19.pdf **Key Words:** Universal service obligation, Profitability, Net cost, Postal services **Jel:** D22, L50, L87 **Paivays:** 18.11.2013 **Sivuja:** 20 **Kieli:** fi **Sarja:** ETLA Raportit - Reports **Sarja Nro:** 19 **Issn:** 2323-2447, 2323-2455 (Pdf) **Saatavuus:** 2 **Publication Research:** No ## Bibliographic metadata (JSON-LD) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "ScholarlyArticle", "@id": "https://www.etla.fi/julkaisut/id/ETLA-Raportit---Reports-19", "headline": "The Impact of the USO on the Profitability of Postal Service Provision", "inLanguage": "fi", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "ETLA Economic Research", "url": "https://www.etla.fi", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://www.etla.fi/wp-content/uploads/logo-etla_logo.svg" } }, "datePublished": "2013-11-18T00:00:00+00:00", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Koski, Heli", "url": "https://www.etla.fi/henkilot/koski-heli/", "sameAs": [ "https://twitter.com/heli_koski" ] } ], "abstract": "", "keywords": [ { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Universal service obligation", "@language": "en" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Profitability", "@language": "en" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Net cost", "@language": "en" }, { "@type": "DefinedTerm", "name": "Postal services", "@language": "en" } ], "isPartOf": { "@type": "PublicationIssue", "issueNumber": "19", "isPartOf": { "@type": "Periodical", "name": "ETLA Raportit - Reports", "issn": [ "2323-2447", "2323-2455" ] } }, "mainEntityOfPage": "https://www.etla.fi/en/publications/yleispalveluvelvoitteen-merkitys-postin-kannattavuudelle/", "url": "https://www.etla.fi/en/publications/yleispalveluvelvoitteen-merkitys-postin-kannattavuudelle/", "hasPart": { "@type": "CreativeWork", "inLanguage": "en", "text": "This study aims at investigating the order of magnitude of financial burden of the universal service obligation for the universal service provider, Itella, in the Finnish postal sector. 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