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<p> </p><p>Ofcom is committed to carrying out a full review on end-to-end competition
next year. It has also made clear that it would carry out an earlier review if market
developments dictated the need to do so.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has set
out its approach towards carrying out a full assessment of end-to-end competition
in its Guidance published in March 2013 (“Final Guidance on Ofcom’s approach to assessing
the impact on the universal service”).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Ofcom has in place a continuous monitoring
regime and access to key confidential data from Royal Mail and other postal operators
which would enable it to anticipate any potential threat to the universal service.
They are keeping market developments under close monthly review and if this monitoring
identified cause for concern Ofcom has said that they would be able to carry out a
review very quickly.</p><p> </p>
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