An ANCOM press release said Cargo Serv Post SRL had been charging RON1 for the collection, sorting, transport and delivery in Giurgiu county of mail weighing 0-50 grams. Until the end of 2012, only Posta Romana is allowed to provide this service for less than RON2 per delivery, having won this right in a tender held by ANCOM in 2009.
Set up in 2009, Cargo Serv Post SRL is controlled by Viorel Serban. In 2010, the company posted turnover of RON47,000 and losses of RON6,668.
The regulator has previously fined four other operators for infringing on Posta Romana’s monopoly: TCE Post SRL, Associated Group Communications SRL, Total Post Services SRL and Direct Post Services SRL.
ANCOM warns that operators with turnover of up to RON3 million can be fined as much as RON60,000; those with turnover above that amount can be fined even 5% of their sales for repeat offenses, and may even be denied the right to provide postal services, in serious cases. (EUR1=RON4.3696)