Serpost
 Current logo | |
| Company type | Sociedad anónima |
|---|---|
| Industry | Postal service |
| Predecessor | Dirección General de Correos y Telégrafos |
| Founded | November 5, 1991 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Ministry of Transport and Communications |
| Website | https://www.serpost.com.pe/ |
Servicios Postales del Perú, S.A., trading under the name Serpost, is a state-owned postal service and courier of Peru. As the country's national post office, it employs 563 postal workers, 1,744 other workers and has 158 offices in Peru.[1][2]
The state-owned company is dedicated to the service of correspondence, money orders, and the national and international parcel and delivery market, and fulfills the functions of the Universal Postal Service.[3]
History
The company was created on November 5, 1991 through Supreme Decree #685, succeeding the Dirección General de Correos y Telégrafos, which had a monopoly on the postal service of Peru since 1916.[4] It formally started functioning on November 22, 1994.[5]
See also
- Casa de Correos y Telégrafos
- Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal
- List of national postal services § The Americas
References
- ^ "Serpost recibe más de 260 000 transacciones al mes por compras electrónicas". La República. Archived from the original on 30 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Nómina Activa de SERVICIOS POSTALES DEL PERU SOCIEDAD ANONIMA SERPOST S.A." DatosPerú.org. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "El otrora poderoso servicio postal". El Comercio. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Decreto Legislativo 685, Declaran al Servicio Postal, de Necesidad y Utilidad Pública y de Preferente Interés Social" (PDF). Portal de Transparencia Estándar. 1991-11-05.
- ^ "Quiénes somos". Serpost.
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