The Congolese Posts and Savings Company (, , SOPECO) is a government owned postal company in the Republic of Congo.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.<http://www.dgacpt.com/pages/index.php?idPage=90 >. 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 are not used in the Congo.
See also Postage stamps and postal history of the Republic of the Congo
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External links Official website