New ATMs, no closure of branches and home services where there is no branch. These three of the 10 promises made by Poste Italiane to the small towns of Italy. “In contrast to many private companies, we guarantee that we will not close offices in centers with fewer than 5 thousand inhabitants we will not close”, he said on Monday morning Matthew Del Fante, number one of the group, during a meeting in Rome with over 3 mayors from all over the country. Also present at the appointment were the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Matteo Salvini and the Minister of Public Administration Giulia Bongiorno.
In the 254 Municipalities where there is no Post Office, “we are committed to immediately install an ATM – continued Del Fante – and to provide the home service of postmen without additional costs compared to those charged at the counters. Of course, by reservation.
Furthermore, thanks to the agreement already announced with the Italian Federation of Tobacconists, throughout the country "55 thousand tobacconists will become over time Post office point, starting to provide some basic services”, starting with parcel delivery, which with the surge in e-commerce is becoming an increasingly important activity.
Among the other initiatives in favor of small municipalities there is also the provision of treasury services in partnership with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti: Poste will guarantee the management of all collection/payment activities and budget checks, while CDP will manage cash advances in situations of temporary lack of liquidity.
Del Fante then announced new investments for expand video surveillance in post offices, cut down by 2020 80% of architectural barriers in 1.379 branches of small municipalities and install free wi-fi in all 5.007 offices not yet covered by this service.
Finally, Poste will strengthen the services in the Tourist municipalities and will offer some of the less populated centers a range of properties to use for free for purposes of social solidarity and public utility.
All of these commitments are part ofas part of our five-year business plan – Del Fante underlined again – The promises made today are part of the investment plan of 500 million a year” and, while “not being very profitable”, they aim to open a new phase in the relationship between the company and the local area.
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