The company, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, had a monopoly until 2016 on the distribution of letters weighing less than 50 grams (1.8 oz) throughout the country.

There are 6[2] post offices in Norway, in addition to approximately 1400 sales outlets.

It was established as a private company, and King Christian IV gave his blessing to its founding.

In 1996, Posten Norge BA was established as a state-owned company where the Norwegian state had limited liability.

Posten Bring AS is still fully owned by the Norwegian state, and the liberalization process has been postponed until 2011 by the government.