Jersey Post 800122 178943602 2007-12-19T13:19:10Z LAX 4937482 Tagging [[:Image:J-Post-Logo.png]] which is up for deletion per [[WP:CSD|CSD]] [[Image:J-Post-Logo.png|right|110px|{{deletable image-caption|1=Wednesday, 26 December 2007}}]] '''Jersey Post''' is the licensed [[universal service]] provider of [[mail]] service for the bailiwick of [[Jersey]]. == History == Jersey Post was established (as the Committee for Postal Administration) by the ''Post Office (Jersey) Law 1969'',<ref>[http://www.jerseylegalinfo.je/law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce/consolidated/superseded/06/06.144_postofficelaw1969_revisededition_1january2006.htm Post Office (Jersey) Law 1969]</ref> in 1969 as a result of an [[Order in Council]] which enabled the [[Crown dependencies]] to establish independent postal services. Consequently, UK postage stamps ceased to be valid in the Crown dependencies. The Bailiwicks had previously produced stamps and operated independent postal systems during the [[Occupation of the Channel Islands]] 1940-1945. In the early 1990s the [[JE postcode area]] was established as a subset of the UK's [[postcode]] system. Previously, Jersey did not have postcodes (despite an unsuccessful experiment using delivery round numbers). Jersey Post Limited was incorporated as a [[Limited Liability Company]] by the [[States of Jersey]] on [[1 July]] [[2006]] when the ''Postal Services (Jersey) Law 2005'' <ref>[http://www.jerseylegalinfo.je/law/display.aspx?url=lawsinforce/consolidated/superseded/06/06.145_postalserviceslaw2004_revisededition_1january2006.htm#Toc120433857 Postal Services (Jersey) Law 2004]</ref> came fully into force allowing competition in this sector for the first time. It is licensed by the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority<ref>[http://www.jcra.je Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority]</ref> as a Class II postal operator and, as such, is designated to hold Significant [[Market power]] and thus is liable for the universal service on the Island. Jersey Post has an established and active [[Philatelic]] bureau which issues new designs on a regular basis. == Current status == Jersey Post offers free [[webmail]] and, unusually, [[POP3]] mail services called JerseyMail. Jersey Post entered other markets while still a States department. These include Promail, its mailing house set up in 1996, and Offshore Solutions, its [[Fulfillment House|fulfillment]] service. Promail provides a high-class [[bulk mail]] service for the offshore financial community. In 2007 its fulfillment service was affected by changes in States policy and as a consequence it decided to withdraw from this market with the potential loss of over 60 jobs unless a private buyer can be found. In 2006 Jersey Post added a new premium service (FedEx Express) which Jersey Post calls J-express, It was created for its key high-quality business services, aimed to increase awareness of the benefits J-express can bring to companies who operate in the Island and a more secure way to send items internationally. Jersey Post is member of the [[Small European Postal Administration Cooperation]], which is an organisation that represents small post offices like Jersey Post and Guernsey Post in Europe. ==References== <references/> ==External links== *[http://www.jerseypost.com Jersey Post] [[Category:Communications in Jersey]] [[Category:Postal organisations]] [[Category:Postal system of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Members of the Small European Postal Administration Cooperation]]