The Congolese Posts and Savings Company (, SOPECO) is a government owned
postal company in the
Republic of Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
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[TRADE POLICY REVIEW Report by Republic of Congo. Rep. no. 06-3910. World Trade Organization. 23 August 2006. Web. 4 June 2010.] It is a corporation created on 1 July 2001 by Ordinance No. 10-2001.
["Opérateurs Du Secteur Des Postes." DGACPT – Direction Générale De L'Administration Des Postes Et Télécommunications. Direction Générale De L'Administration Des Postes Et Télécommunications. Web. 4 June 2010..] There are forty-eight post offices, mostly in major cities.
Many private corporations provide postal services, often without the permission of the government.
Many of these companies have been in business since before any legislation regulating the postal industry had been passed.
Originally the
postal administration was admitted into the
Universal Postal Union on 3 May 1961 and remains a member.
Post codes
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...
are not used in the Congo.
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See also
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References
External links
Official website
Postal organizations
Government of the Republic of the Congo
Transport companies established in 2001
Communications in the Republic of the Congo
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