Ep 391: Letters in Denmark

Mindaugas Cerpickis, Partner at Copenhagen Economics, and Jacob Østermann, Lead Economist at Copenhagen Economics, analyse the changes in the Danish letters market, including PostNord's exit. Recap of the USO shake-up in 2024 Alternative letter delivery service via DAO Targeted measures for shipments for the blind, letters to island communities, and international mail Service levels post-abolition of the USO Letter pricing over past two years Exemptions from Denmark's mandated digital mailbox Frequency of letter delivery How inbound and outbound international mail is handled after PostNord exited domestic letter delivery PostNord Denmark's defunct street posting boxes International parcels Lessons to be learned from the Denmark example How DAO is able to deliver letters, despite not being the traditional postal operator