丹麦用短信服务取代邮票

Sending a letter the old-fashioned way will become distinctly more high-tech for people in Denmark from next month.

The Danish post office is launching a new service that allows mail to be posted without the need of a stamp.

Customers can text the post office requesting a code number which they simply write on the envelope in place of a stamp before dropping it into a post box.

An invoice for the code will then appear on the sender's regular mobile phone bill.

According to the BBC, a code number will cost 92p - the standard rate for a letter - plus the cost of the text message.

Codes must be used within seven days and are only valid for postage within Denmark on letters weighing up to 50g.

"Mobile Postage is a useful supplement for those in need of a stamp regardless of place and time,"a spokesman for Post Danmark said, adding that there are no plans to phase out stamps completely.

"We will, of course, still keep the Danish stamp tradition alive as the stamp adds qualities to a letter."

Sweden is planning trials of a similar system for letters and parcels up to 2kg in weight.

对于丹麦人来说，下月起寄信这种传统的通邮方式将变得更加高科技化。

丹麦邮政局推出一套新服务，用户不用贴邮票也能寄出信件。

消费者可以发短信给邮局，索取寄信密码，把号码写在信封上，然后将信投入邮筒。

索取密码所产生的费用将出现在消费者的手机消费明细单里。

据BBC报道，一个密码只需花92分，包括寄信的价格加上短信费。

该密码必须在7天内使用，仅适用于丹麦境内50克以下的信件。

“手机邮政服务对那些随时随地需要邮票的人来说非常实用，”丹麦邮政的一位发言人说，但排除了逐步取消邮票的可能。

“当然，我们会继续传承邮票这一传统，因为邮票增加了信件的品质。”

目前，瑞典也在积极酝酿类似的通邮系统，此项服务将适用于2公斤以内的信件和包裹。