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Switzerland : SWISS POST's pilot scheme selling postage stamps by text message becomes permanent service [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Following the sale of 100,000 SMS stamps in the one-year trial, Swiss Post's pilot scheme selling postage stamps by text message will be made a permanent service on September 1. Launched in September 2013, the pilot project, lets customers purchase stamps by requesting a code on their smartphone or through the Swiss Post smartphone app that should be written on the envelope rather than a regular stamp. Swiss Post stated that the product had "attracted a great deal of interest" during its pilot year, with over 100,000 letters franked using SMS. It added that due to this it is making the product available permanently. Swiss Post is partnering with all key smartphone companies to offer the service, which is available for A class standard letters weighing up to 100 grams and two centimetres thick. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |