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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear All<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Over the past ten years there have been a
number of people who have laughed at me, had little swipes, dismissed the ‘rants’
(if that is what one wants to call them) but alas, folk are missing
the crux of the matter as it is all coming to fruition …. All the things
I said are coming true, they have been correct from the outset and the
fundamentals that we need to flourish have been turned into a debacle and
certain members of the DCMS etc etc Ed being one of
them in my opinion, have just treated Community Radio with contempt as if we
are something that gets stuck under your shoe.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Let me point out quite clearly that those
areas where Community Radio may have failed, we have failed not because of our
own efforts and determination but because of others who are sat in Ivory Towers
on High Horses creating completely unworkable situations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I will say my usual saying ‘’wake
up and smell the coffee’’ and start listening to the people at
ground level who know what they are talking about. The people who have come
through the difficulties, the restrictions, the lack of funding, the juggling,
the spinning of 35 plates, the volunteers who are doing 85 jobs a week …
they are the ones that matter NOT the Commercial cowboys, they can look after
themselves. Oh and folk like me who work 80 hours a week and get paid for 30.
By the way, I’m not complaining, I wouldn’t change it for the World
… the complaint is about the ‘situation in genral’<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sorry for the rant again, but hear me out,
we will end up having to do it the way I have suggested since the outset,
because if we don’t we will all fail. Of course there are success
stories Swindon for one the fact that a lot of us
function at a limp but still deliver the goods is in itself a success story,
but we could do better … take the chains and shackles
off re:- frequency / restrictions / bureaucracy / unnecessary
workload etc and watch us flourish. It’s
not how we earn our crust, it is what we spend the money on that matters.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Oh, and by the way, those who have
projects in place for the next five years but their licence runs out in two,
give them an extension to their licence NOW ! we certainly
don’t want to put more work in to then have the carpet pulled out from
under us in 2017 because some back door Commercial outfit have got their beady
eyes on the licence, which trust me, is happening.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Help those who deserve it, please Mr
Vaizey.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nick<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</st1:PersonName>
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">cma-l-bounces@mailman.commedia.org.uk</st1:PersonName>]
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ian Hickling<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 31 October 2014 11:47<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> cma-l<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [cma-l] Ofcom Report -
Ensuring a nation of connected citizens</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>My immediate comments on a cursory reading of this report:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>CITIZENS AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES REPORT<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Ensuring that communications services work in the interests
of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>
citizens.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Publication date 31 October 2014<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>From the Foreword from the Chairman, Dame Patricia Hodgson:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Access to good communications is important for every one of
us. Reliable and affordable services oil the wheels of our daily lives and
support the economy and society as a whole.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>And increasingly, new technology is at the heart of those
communications.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Our ability to access, use and rely on not only our
television, phone and postal services, but also our mobile phones and broadband
connections, determine how fully we can play a part in our economy, society and
culture.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>No mention of radio.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>In the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
we have a strong tradition of securing citizens’ access to communications<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>services.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>Not really borne out in Ofcom’s
treatment of the Community radio sector.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>In the postal sector, for landline phones and in
broadcasting this has led to the principle of ‘universal access’,
secured through a combination of competition and regulatory interventions.
Ofcom set a 98% indoor coverage requirement on one of the 4G mobile licences,
while the government has established a Universal Service Commitment for basic
broadband.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>2.1 Availability<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Broadcasting. The national digital TV switchover programme
significantly increased the availability of digital terrestrial television
(DTT) services. Over 20 TV channels, including the main Public Service
Broadcasting channels and high definition services, are now available to over
98.5% of the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>
population. An even greater number of purely commercial channels are also
available on DTT to around 90% of the population. Satellite and cable coverage
also provide platform choice for citizens, although neither offer coverage as
high as DTT.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Today, DAB coverage is increasingly widespread, but does
not yet match FM coverage, being patchier in rural areas and in the Nations.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>Minimal mention of radio.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>5.6 Broadcasting<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Community radio stations have been licensed on FM and AM
around the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
with stations generally serving a small area (around a 5km radius). They are
not-for-profit stations and members of the local community typically get
involved in producing output and running the station. These stations are
intended to bring ‘social gain’ benefits for their target
community, such as opportunities for training. Community stations must serve a
community of interest such as a particular age, ethnic or language group.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>There are over 200 community stations broadcasting across
the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>,
with another 35 stations preparing to launch. Ofcom is still licensing new
services; for example in October 2014 we announced the licencing of three new
community radio services in Staffordshire.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>That would have been an ideal opportunity
to bring out the Ofcom commitment as put to the House by Ed Vaizey of its
intention to make a Community Radio station available to every community which
wants one – unless of course that’s not now the case<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Satellite and cable coverage also provide platform choice
for citizens, although <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>neither offer coverage
as high as DTT</span></b>.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
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statement.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Ensuring that communications services are affordable<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>Nothing about Community Radio<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Section 8<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Future opportunities and challenges<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>Nothing about Community Radio<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Section 9<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>Glossary<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>An interesting item from the Glossary:<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>DAB Digital audio broadcasting</span></font></b><font
face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>. A set of
internationally-accepted standards for the<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>technology by which terrestrial digital radio multiplex
services are broadcast in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
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definition.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Updates@maillist.ofcom.org.uk<br>
To: transplanfm@hotmail.com<br>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:04:01 +1100<br>
Subject: Ensuring a nation of connected citizens<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
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help ensure that everyone in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> benefits as much as possible
from communications services.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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and affordability of communications services in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
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years in ensuing communications services have kept pace with the changing
needs of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>
citizens, as well as developments in technology.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
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and industry in ensuring the benefits of the communications market are
shared across society and the growing expectations of <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> citizens
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