In the first seven months of this year, 116 rural portfolios and postmen in the province of Alicante, close to ten thousand operations – especially 9,872– In homes and ancillary offices serving rural areas, after the new Post Office services are opened at the door of the house.
In addition to sending ordinary and certified or urgent letters, management of other transactions such as packaging and stamp sales, parcel shipping, receipt collection and money sending or receiving comes to the fore. Likewise, they offer other services such as payment of taxes, management of electricity and telephone services, procedures with DGT, access to purchase of train tickets, offer of insurance companies and Correos Telecom as well as Cruz lottery sale. Red.
Correos rural distribution staff in Alicante 116 postmen and rural portfolios who is forgiven with new portable devices (PDAs) With new functions, thanks to the ability to offer many of these services at home, hitherto only available in Post Offices.
technological development in portable terminals for rural delivery, card payment option from the device itself and the possibility of operating as an extension of a post office enabled this group and increased its capacity to provide products and services to residents, improving utility efficiency and resident accessibility in less populated rural areas. those who now have the same options as those who have access to a city office.
In this way, postmen and rural portfolios come to the fore as facilitators of life, especially in villages where they are of vital importance for the smallest and least communicating.
With these new functions, Correos continues to work to diversify its activities and bringing its services closer to all citizens It becomes an effective tool that contributes to the fight against population decline, especially in rural areas, by facilitating their daily lives.