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In this list, government-owned corporations are classified on their legal status: silver color represents legal monopolies, where no competition is permitted; light green represents a corporation that has private competitors; yellow means that although competition is legally permitted, there are no other corporations de facto, and uncolored refers to a free market, regulated or not.
| Postal | Railways | Pharmacy | Gambling | Alcohol | Health care | Universities | Telephone | Broadcasting | Oil | Energy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | yes (Australia Post) monopoly on postal delivery of letters to 250g | mix varies by State | mix (PBS funding only) (no retail competition) | mix varies by State | no | mix (Medicare) | mix | no | mix (ABC) (SBS) | no | mix varies by State |
| Brazil | yes (Correios) | mix (pt:VALEC, pt:CBTU) | mix (Hemobras) | yes (Caixa Econômica Federal) | mix (ethanol only) | mix (SUS) | mix | mix (Telebras) | mix | Mix (Petrobras) | mix (Eletrobras) |
| Canada | yes (Canada Post) | mix (Via Rail), passenger rail. Freight is private. |
no | varies by province | varies by province (LCBO, SAQ, SLGA) | mix | mix | varies by province (Sasktel) | mix (CBC) | mix | varies by province (Hydro-Québec, BC Hydro, Hydro One, Manitoba Hydro, Nalcor, SaskPower) |
| Colombia | yes (4-72) | no | no | Etesa | varies by department | Nueva EPS | Universidad Nacional plus various local ones | (Telefónica Telecom) (Empresas Públicas de Medellín) | mix (Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia) | (Ecopetrol) | (ISA Emgesa) |
| Czech Republic | yes (Česká pošta) | yes (České dráhy) | no | yes (Sazka) | no | yes (VZP) | mix | (České Radiokomunikace) | mix (Česká televize) (ČRo) | no | yes (ČEZ) |
| Finland | de facto (Itella) | de facto (VR) | no | yes (Veikkaus, RAY, Fintoto) |
yes (Alko) | mix (municipal) | yes | mix (TeliaSonera) | mix (YLE) | de facto (Neste) | mix (Fortum) |
| France | yes (La Poste) |
yes (SNCF) | no | mix (Française Des Jeux) |
no | mix | mix | mix (France Telecom) | mix (France Television) | no | mix (EDF) |
| Germany | mix (Deutsche Post) |
mix (DB) | no | no | no | mix (BG) | mix | mix (DTAG) | mix (ARD) | ? | ? |
| Greece | de facto (ELTA) |
de facto (OSE, TrainOSE) | no | mix (OPAP) |
no | mix (ESY) | yes | mix (OTE) | mix (ERT) | mix (ELPE) | mix (DEI) |
| Iceland | de facto (Íslandspóstur) | no railways in Iceland | no | no gambling in Iceland | yes (ÁTVR) | mix | mix | no | mix (RÚV) | no oil industry in Iceland | mix |
| India | yes (India Post) | yes (Indian Railways) | yes (IDPL) | no | no | mix | mix | mix (BSNL) | mix (Doordarshan) | mix (ONGC) | yes |
| Ireland | yes (An Post) | yes (Iarnród Éireann) | no | mix (Prize Bond) | no | mix | mix | no | mix (RTE, TG4) | no | mix (ESB) |
| Italy | de facto (Poste italiane) | mix (FS) | no | yes (AAMS) | no | mix (SSN) | mix | no | mix (RAI) | mix (Eni) | mix (Enel) |
| Indonesia | yes (Pos Indonesia) | yes (PT Kereta Api) | yes | no | no | mix | mix | yes (Telkom Indonesia) | mix | mix (Pertamina) | yes (Perusahaan Listrik Negara) |
| Japan | mix (JapanPost) |
mix (JR) | no | yes (JRA etc.) | no | mix | mix | mix (NTT) | mix (NHK) | no | no |
| Mexico | yes (Servicio Postal Mexicano) |
? | mix | no | no | mix | mix | no | no | yes (PEMEX) |
yes (electricity) (Comisión Federal de Electricidad) |
| Netherlands | no | mix (Nederlandse Spoorwegen), passenger rail. Freight is private | no | yes (Holland Casino) |
no | mix | yes | no | mix (Netherlands Public Broadcasting) | no | no |
| New Zealand | yes (NZ Post) | yes (Kiwi Rail) | no | no | no | mix | yes | no | mix (TVNZ) | no | mix (Genesis Power, Meridian Energy, Mighty River Power, Solid Energy, Transpower New Zealand Limited)) |
| Norway | yes (Posten Norge) | yes (NSB) | no | yes (Norsk Tipping) | yes (Vinmonopolet) | yes | yes | mix (Telenor) | mix (NRK) | mix (Statoil) | State owned(Statkraft) and various municipally owned companies |
| Peru | yes (Serpost) | no | no | no | no | yes (EsSalud) | yes (local ones, including (Universidad Mayor de San Marcos) | no | yes (Tv Peru) | yes (Petroperú) | yes (only in local water supply and sewage services, including Sedapal) |
| Philippines | yes (PhilPost) | yes (PNR) | no | yes (PAGCOR) | no | yes | yes (U.P.) | no | yes (PTV) | mix (PNOC) | mix (NAPOCOR) |
| Sweden | de facto (Posten) | de facto (SJ) | mix (Apoteket) | yes | yes (Systembolaget) | mix | yes | mix (Telia) | mix (SVT) | no | mix (Vattenfall) |
| Thailand Kingdom | yes (Post) | yes (State Rail) | no (Pharmacy) | yes (State Lotto) | Alcohol Permit | mix(Medical) | (University) | mix(Telcom) | mix (Thai Television) | mix (Petro) | yes (Electric) |
| Turkey | yes (PTT) | yes (TCDD) | no | no | no | mix | mix | no | mix (TRT) | mix (TPAO) | mix |
| United Kingdom | mix (Royal Mail) | mix (Northern Ireland Railways, East Coast) (Network Rail) |
no | mix (Premium Bonds) | no | mix (NHS) | mix (University of Buckingham), (BPP Holdings) | no | mix (BBC, Channel 4, S4C) | no | no |
| United States | yes (USPS, an agency) | mix (Amtrak), passenger rail. Freight is private. |
no | Mix (All State Lotteries) | varies by state (ABC store states) | mix | mix (U.S. military service academies, public universities) | no | mix (PBS) | no | mix (TVA) |
| Uruguay | yes (Correo Uruguayo) | yes (State Railways Administration of Uruguay) | no | mix (Casinos del Estado) | mix | mix | mix | mix (ANTEL) | mix Channel 5 | mix (ANCAP) | yes (UTE) |
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