Development of the Postal Sector in Jordan during the period 1918 - 2020
The postal sector in Jordan since the Ottoman Empire passed through the establishment of the Emirate of eastern Jordan and thus the modern State. This sector is of importance in the infrastructure configurations in developed and modern countries, the most prominent of which are the following:
1918
The service of the Ottoman Empire was simple and rudimentary until the end of the First World War, and it was performed by means then available, most notably transport on horses and carriages.
1921
The organization and development of postal services was initiated after the first government in Nissan to consider the postal facility as one of the most important facilities in the country. A special building was established for the post office. The first of these offices was the Al-Salt post office and subsequently extended to the main towns in the principality.
1925
The first People's Postal Code was introduced in the district centres.
1926
The Law on Inclusion of the Stockholm Mailing Agreement was promulgated on the Emirate of Eastern Jordan, which declared Jordan's commitment to join the World Postal Union, since this membership would bring many benefits to the Jordanian State.
16/5/1947
Jordan has become a member of the World Postal Union.
1958
The Law (14), which provided for the events of mail, telegram and telephone agencies in some villages and repealed the Law of 1925, article 2 of which called for the opening of postal agencies in villages and places where the Minister of Transport considers it advisable to open.
1975
Act No. 26, called the Postal Services Act, was promulgated. Article 3 (a) of the Act stipulates that the Ministry of Transport is competent to provide postal services. It is also granted the right to own and manage all construction, facilities, equipment and work required for such services.
1988
The Postal and Postal Savings Act, as amended, No. 12, which repealed the Postal Services Act No. (26) One of the most prominent articles was article 7/b, which gave the Council of Ministers on the basis of the Minister's placement the right to allow any natural or legal person to perform any of the postal services provided for in the paragraphs (a, b) of article 4 of the same Law and on the conditions specified by the Minister and in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry and the person concerned.
2002
The Provisional Postal Services Act No. 5 was promulgated, which repealed Act No. 12 of 1988.
19/12/2002
Council of Ministers Decision No. 11b/11/1/16038 was issued as the Jordanian Postal Company as the operator of public mail as of 1/1/2003.
11/5/2005
The Authority issued the first license to a local special postal operator and on 26/6/2005 the Authority issued a special postal operator license for an international category.
1/5/2007
The Postal Services Act No. 34 of 2007 has been implemented. Article 1 of the Act stipulates that: "This Act is called the Postal Services Act No. 34 of 2007" and operates from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. "
26/10/2015
Adopt private mail operators' performance indicators to measure the quality of postal services in the Kingdom and were subsequently adjusted in 2019 due to the introduction of the e-commerce concept into the postal sector.
1/5/2017
The Postal Services Act No. 34 of 2007 has been implemented. Article 1 of the Act stipulates that: "This Act is called the Postal Services Act No. 34 of 2007" and is in force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
6/10/2018
Adopt the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Directives for Those Providing Postal Services No. (2) of 2018.
9/1/2019
The first company (local class) to offer delivery service through smart applications was licensed.
11/10/2020
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ranks 19 in the Postal Development Report 2020 to finish fourth in Arabic in the development of the postal sector.
1918
The service of the Ottoman Empire was simple and rudimentary until the end of the First World War, and it was performed by means then available, most notably transport on horses and carriages.
1921
The organization and development of postal services was initiated after the first government in Nissan to consider the postal facility as one of the most important facilities in the country. A special building was established for the post office. The first of these offices was the Al-Salt post office and subsequently extended to the main towns in the principality.
1925
The first People's Postal Code was introduced in the district centres.
1926
The Law on Inclusion of the Stockholm Mailing Agreement was promulgated on the Emirate of Eastern Jordan, which declared Jordan's commitment to join the World Postal Union, since this membership would bring many benefits to the Jordanian State.
16/5/1947
Jordan has become a member of the World Postal Union.
1958
The Law No. 14, which provided for the establishment of mail, telegram, and telephone agencies in some villages, repealed the Law of 1925. Article 2 of the new law called for the opening of postal agencies in villages and places where the Minister of Transport considers it advisable.
1975
Act No. 26, called the Postal Services Act, was promulgated. Article 3 (a) of the Act stipulates that the Ministry of Transport is competent to provide postal services. It is also granted the right to own and manage all construction, facilities, equipment, and work required for such services.
1988
The Postal and Postal Savings Act, as amended, No. 12, repealed the Postal Services Act No. 26. One of the most prominent articles was article 7/b, which gave the Council of Ministers, based on the Minister's recommendation, the right to allow any natural or legal person to perform any of the postal services provided for in paragraphs (a, b) of article 4 of the same Law under the conditions specified by the Minister, and in accordance with an agreement between the Ministry and the person concerned.
2002
The Provisional Postal Services Act No. 5 was promulgated, which repealed Act No. 12 of 1988.
19/12/2002
Council of Ministers Decision No. 11b/11/1/16038 was issued, establishing the Jordanian Postal Company as the operator of public mail as of 1/1/2003.
11/5/2005
The Authority issued the first license to a local special postal operator, and on 26/6/2005, the Authority issued a special postal operator license for an international category.
1/5/2007
The Postal Services Act No. 34 of 2007 was implemented. Article 1 of the Act stipulates that: "This Act is called the Postal Services Act No. 34 of 2007" and operates from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
26/10/2015
Private mail operators' performance indicators were adopted to measure the quality of postal services in the Kingdom. These were subsequently adjusted in 2019 due to the introduction of the e-commerce concept into the postal sector.
1/5/2017
The Postal Services Act No. 34 of 2007 continued to be enforced. Article 1 of the Act stipulates that: "This Act is called the Postal Services Act No. 34 of 2007" and is in force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
6/10/2018
The Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Directives for Those Providing Postal Services No. 2 of 2018 were adopted.
9/1/2019
The first company (local class) to offer delivery service through smart applications was licensed.
11/10/2020
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ranked 19th in the Postal Development Report 2020, finishing fourth among Arab countries in the development of the postal sector.
The Postal Market in Jordan
The Jordanian postal market consists of two types of operators that provide various postal services:
- The Public Postal Operator: This is represented by the Jordan Post Company, which is currently fully owned by the government.
- The Private Postal Operator: According to the Postal Services Law No. 5 of 2002 and its amendments, a private postal operator is defined as any person who transports private postal items for a fee.
The Legislative Framework Governing the Jordanian Postal Market:
The Postal Services Law No. 34 of 2007 grants exclusive rights to the public postal operator for several postal services that private postal operators are prohibited from providing.
The Licensing System for Private Postal Operators No. 110 of 2004.
The Instructions for Licensing Procedures for Private Postal Operators issued by the Authority on 28/12/2004.
Any other instructions issued by the Authority under the provisions of the Postal Services Law and the Licensing System for Private Postal Operators.
The Regulatory Framework for the Jordanian Postal Market:
The operation of the public postal operator is regulated by an annual performance contract between it and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, with the Authority responsible for monitoring the operator's compliance with the contract conditions.
The Authority is responsible for issuing licenses to private postal operators under the Licensing System for Private Postal Operators, granting two types of licenses:
- Local Category License: This allows the licensee to transport private postal items within the Kingdom, with an annual fee of one thousand dinars for issuance.
- International Category License: This allows the licensee to transport private postal items both within the Kingdom and internationally, with an annual fee of ten thousand dinars for issuance.