Jusqu ’ ici, le service universel - l ’ obligation de distribuer le courrier tous les jours ouvrables, y compris dans les zones faiblement peuplées - a été financé grâce au monopole. Autrement dit, les grands clients ont contribué à financer le service aux citoyens ordinaires.
Universal service – the obligation to guarantee a home delivery every working day, including in sparsely populated areas – has up to now been financed by the monopoly. In other words, large customers have been contributing towards the service to ordinary citizens.