The purpose of this Federal Law is to guarantee the satisfactory provision of postal services to all users throughout the Federal Territory at a reasonable price and in accordance with equal principles. It lays down the basic criteria for the fulfillment of the mandate for supplying the Universal Service and the framework conditions for competition in the postal sector.

• Federal Law regarding Postal Services; Consolidated version 2006 (pdf 115 KB) ~
  http://www.bmvit.gv.at /en /post /law /downloads /pgconsolidat2006.pdf

This Federal Act is to ensure that the public and the business sector are provided with diverse, affordable and high-quality postal services. It is specifically to

1. ensure an nationwide adequate and affordable supply of basic postal services (universal service) and
2. enable fair competition in the provision of postal services.

• Postal Market Act (pdf 396 KB) ~
  http://www.bmvit.gv.at /en /post /law /downloads /pgI1232009.pdf

The purpose of this ordinance is to guarantee the high quality provision of postal universal services to all customers throughout the Federal Territory at a reasonable price and in accordance with the principles of universal service. For this purpose the access of the customer to the universal service as well as the quality of this service shall be defined more clearly.

• Postal Universal Service, BGBl. II number 100/2002 (pdf 141 KB) ~
  http://www.bmvit.gv.at /en /post /law /downloads /pusII1002002.pdf