<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
..shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style>
<![endif]-->
<title>Telecoms</title>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="country-region"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceType"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PlaceName"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="place"/>
<o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
name="PersonName"/>
<!--[if !mso]>
<style>
st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }
</style>
<![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
#yiv102486444 .yiv102486444ExternalClass * {
font-family:Arial, sans-serif;}
#YIV102486444 .YIV102486444EXTERNALCLASS img
{max-width:100%;}
#yiv102486444 .yiv102486444ExternalClass ..yiv102486444ecxheader.yiv102486444container table td.yiv102486444ecxlogo {
padding:15px;}
#yiv102486444 .yiv102486444ExternalClass ..yiv102486444ecxheader.yiv102486444container table td.yiv102486444ecxlabel {
padding:15px;padding-left:0px;}
#YIV102486444 .YIV102486444EXTERNALCLASS ul li
{list-style-position:inside;}
#YIV102486444 .YIV102486444EXTERNALCLASS .YIV102486444ECXCONTAINER
{max-width:500px !important;}
#YIV102486444 .YIV102486444EXTERNALCLASS .YIV102486444ECXCONTENT
{max-width:500px;}
#YIV102486444 .YIV102486444EXTERNALCLASS .YIV102486444ECXCOLUMN-WRAP
{max-width:500px !important;}
#YIV102486444 .YIV102486444EXTERNALCLASS .YIV102486444ECXSOCIAL ..YIV102486444ECXCOLUMN
{min-width:279px;}
#yiv102486444
_filtered #yiv102486444 {font-family:Helvetica;panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
_filtered #yiv102486444 {font-family:Wingdings;panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
_filtered #yiv102486444 {font-family:Tahoma;panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
_filtered #yiv102486444 {font-family:Calibri;panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
_filtered #yiv102486444 {margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;}
#yiv102486444
_filtered #yiv102486444 {}
_filtered #yiv102486444 {font-family:Symbol;}
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
panose-1:3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
panose-1:2 5 6 4 5 5 5 2 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
h1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;}
h2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;}
h3
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:13.5pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav, li.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav, div.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxlead, li.yiv102486444ecxlead, div.yiv102486444ecxlead
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcollapse, li.yiv102486444ecxcollapse, div.yiv102486444ecxcollapse
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcallout, li.yiv102486444ecxcallout, div.yiv102486444ecxcallout
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxpurple, li.yiv102486444ecxpurple, div.yiv102486444ecxpurple
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcontent, li.yiv102486444ecxcontent, div.yiv102486444ecxcontent
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxclear, li.yiv102486444ecxclear, div.yiv102486444ecxclear
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcolumn, li.yiv102486444ecxcolumn, div.yiv102486444ecxcolumn
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcontainer, li.yiv102486444ecxcontainer, div.yiv102486444ecxcontainer
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap, li.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap, div.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcollapse1, li.yiv102486444ecxcollapse1, div.yiv102486444ecxcollapse1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcallout1, li.yiv102486444ecxcallout1, div.yiv102486444ecxcallout1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxpurple1, li.yiv102486444ecxpurple1, div.yiv102486444ecxpurple1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav1, li.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav1, div.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxlead1, li.yiv102486444ecxlead1, div.yiv102486444ecxlead1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcontainer1, li.yiv102486444ecxcontainer1, div.yiv102486444ecxcontainer1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcontent1, li.yiv102486444ecxcontent1, div.yiv102486444ecxcontent1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap1, li.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap1, div.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcolumn1, li.yiv102486444ecxcolumn1, div.yiv102486444ecxcolumn1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxclear1, li.yiv102486444ecxclear1, div.yiv102486444ecxclear1
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444msonormal, li.yiv102486444msonormal, div.yiv102486444msonormal
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444msonormal1, li.yiv102486444msonormal1, div.yiv102486444msonormal1
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.yiv102486444msohyperlink1
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.yiv102486444msohyperlinkfollowed1
{color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav2, li.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav2, div.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxlead2, li.yiv102486444ecxlead2, div.yiv102486444ecxlead2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcollapse2, li.yiv102486444ecxcollapse2, div.yiv102486444ecxcollapse2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcallout2, li.yiv102486444ecxcallout2, div.yiv102486444ecxcallout2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxpurple2, li.yiv102486444ecxpurple2, div.yiv102486444ecxpurple2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcontent2, li.yiv102486444ecxcontent2, div.yiv102486444ecxcontent2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxclear2, li.yiv102486444ecxclear2, div.yiv102486444ecxclear2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcolumn2, li.yiv102486444ecxcolumn2, div.yiv102486444ecxcolumn2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcontainer2, li.yiv102486444ecxcontainer2, div.yiv102486444ecxcontainer2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap2, li.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap2, div.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap2
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcollapse11, li.yiv102486444ecxcollapse11, div.yiv102486444ecxcollapse11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcallout11, li.yiv102486444ecxcallout11, div.yiv102486444ecxcallout11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
background:#FFE6E1;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxpurple11, li.yiv102486444ecxpurple11, div.yiv102486444ecxpurple11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
background:#5B1261;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav11, li.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav11, div.yiv102486444ecxwhite-nav11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";
color:white;}
p.yiv102486444ecxlead11, li.yiv102486444ecxlead11, div.yiv102486444ecxlead11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:13.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcontainer11, li.yiv102486444ecxcontainer11, div.yiv102486444ecxcontainer11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcontent11, li.yiv102486444ecxcontent11, div.yiv102486444ecxcontent11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap11, li.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap11, div.yiv102486444ecxcolumn-wrap11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxcolumn11, li.yiv102486444ecxcolumn11, div.yiv102486444ecxcolumn11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p.yiv102486444ecxclear11, li.yiv102486444ecxclear11, div.yiv102486444ecxclear11
{mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0cm;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0cm;
font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.yiv102486444emailstyle381
{font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle67
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:Arial;
color:navy;}
@page Section1
{size:595.3pt 841.9pt;
margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt;}
div.Section1
{page:Section1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:2048868204;
mso-list-template-ids:-1982968444;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:\F0B7;
mso-level-tab-stop:36.0pt;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-18.0pt;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0cm;}
-->
</style>
</head>
<body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=blue>
<div class=Section1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Shirley and 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'>By all means pass the e-mail exchange onto
Mr Vaizey. I do not take back anything I have said over the past ten years as I
believe many of my points are correct. I also can only judge people on how they
are with me, and on the instance in question Ed was asked about restrictions
and all the usual malarkey. He replied by saying ‘’I hope you
enjoyed your award from the Radio Fund and that we spent it wisely’’
no answers, thoughts, opinions, commitments or even downright dismissal of my
suggestions were forthcoming.<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 would have had more respect if he had
just said ‘’sorry, I disagree with you Nick and I believe all the
restrictions should remain’’ he basically didn’t comment.<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'>To add insult to injury please bear in
mind that at that time we had the Community Radio Fund Circus, where some
Stations were receiving £30,000, others were getting knocked back and then
applying again and receiving £6000 only ie:- US (Canalside) and some were
just banging their head against a brick wall and not even receiving a sausage.<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'>Not exactly the ethos of what we stand for
which is opportunity and equality ……. In fact, whilst I was
watching the cogs going round on that one, I couldn’t help thinking of
the time at school back in 1972 when we were reading Animal Farm as some did
seem more equal than others.<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'>In case you didn’t know another one
of my suggestions from the outset is that I believe the Community Fund should
be around 5 Million not half a million (which hasn’t changed in 12
years) and it should be doled out EQUALLY to every Station the same amount
every year … this way at least we can all have our basic licences paid to
the PRS / PPL the ‘P’ by the way stands for parasites LOL </span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> that’s
another one of my bug bares ….. they should be paying us ! not us paying
them, but that’s another story.<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'>Anyway, if members of our fraternity are
telling me different then through this column and message board I apologise to
Mr Vaizey as I have clearly got the wrong end of the stick. I do a lot of
shouting, finger wagging and finger pointing, but likewise, if I get it wrong I
stand up and admit it and apologise.<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'>Please forward it on by all means.<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 well done Shirley and well done
all the folk we have who bang a drum …. Dom / Bill / Ian et al<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>
<div>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt'>
<hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1>
</span></font></div>
<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><st1:PersonName
w:st="on">shirleyludford@btinternet.co</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 01 November 2014 02:16<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] Ofcom Report
- Ensuring a nation of connected citizens</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hello
Nick,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>We have done very well to date, but as
you also say, by a tremendous effort. Bringing the money, grants, support
in kind being mainly on my shoulders (although not part of my job!) so putting
in very long hours for over six years without which we would not be here today.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I did manage to get Minister Ed Vaizey to
visit our studios 2 years ago to demonstrate what can be achieved but also to
say what could be achieved if we were allowed to help ourselves more
commercially. We've received positive communications from him since then,
but nothing yet re changing the status of <st1:place w:st="on">Swindon</st1:place>
and the other 17 stations unable to be commercial in any way.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I was invited to go to the House Of
Commons a couple of months ago to make a presentation and was supported there
by one of our Swindon MPs. Our other MP was made Ed's assistant recently
- so on contacting him this week I received a call back saying Ed would be
"making a speech before the end of the year re changes and support for
Community Radio" and "it's the process that has to be gone through
that is delaying that speech". I'm not giving in. It's now
watch this space! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><i><font size=3 color="#007f7f"
face="Bookman Old Style"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style";
color:#007F7F;font-style:italic'> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Shirls</span></b></span></font></i><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><img width=50 height=50 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="http://www.swindon1055.com/v_images/shirley__rep.jpg"> </span></font><font
size=2 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#0000BF'>Shi</span></font><font size=2 color="#0000bf"
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:#0000BF'>rley Ludford</span></font><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#0000bf" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#0000BF'>Mob: 07951
366289<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'>High Sheriff's Award
for Services to Community</span></font><font size=2 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'>Pride Of <st1:place
w:st="on">Swindon</st1:place> Award</span></font><font size=2 color="#0000bf"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'>Patron: <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Commonweal</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'>Patron: DPAG<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'>Station Manager.
Trainer<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 color="#0000bf"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'>SWINDON</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#0000BF'> 105.5<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF;font-weight:bold'><a
href="http://www.swindon1055.com/" target="_blank">www.swindon1055.com</a></span></font></b><font
size=2 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#0000BF'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>
<hr size=1 width="100%" align=center>
</span></font></div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> Canalside's The Thread
<office@thethread.org.uk><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> '<st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Community Media Association Discussion List</st1:PersonName>'
<cma-l@mailman.commedia.org.uk> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, 31 October 2014,
12:30<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [cma-l] Ofcom Report
- Ensuring a nation of connected citizens</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div id=yiv102486444>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear All</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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’</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Nick</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:black'>
<hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1>
</span></font></div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:black'> <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><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>My
immediate comments on a cursory reading of this report:</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>CITIZENS
AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES REPORT</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Publication
date 31 October 2014</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>From
the Foreword from the Chairman, Dame Patricia Hodgson:</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>And
increasingly, new technology is at the heart of those communications.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>No mention of radio.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>services.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>2.1
Availability</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Today,
DAB coverage is increasingly widespread, but does not yet match FM coverage,
being patchier in rural areas and in the Nations.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>Minimal mention of radio.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>5.6
Broadcasting</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><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</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>TV
coverage</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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>.</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>I think there is room to
question that statement.</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:
black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Section
7</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Ensuring
that communications services are affordable</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>Nothing about Community
Radio</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Section
8</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Future
opportunities and challenges</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>Nothing about Community
Radio</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Section
9</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>Glossary</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>An
interesting item from the Glossary:</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>DAB Digital audio broadcasting</span></font></b><font
color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>. A set of
internationally-accepted standards for the</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>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> ..</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'>I think there is room to
question that definition.</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=red face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:red'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><font
size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:black'>
<hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=yiv102486444stopSpelling>
</span></font></div>
<div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From:
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</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
style='width:100.0%'>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;max-width:500px !important'>
<div style='max-width:500px'>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
style='width:100.0%'>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-h/"
target="_blank"><font color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;
text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=200 height=50
id="yiv102486444_x005f_x0000_i1026"
src="http://i6.cmail1.com/ti/i/02/B8C/669/234943/images/ofcom-logo.jpg"
alt=Ofcom></span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><img border=0
width=154 height=60 id="yiv102486444_x005f_x0000_i1027"
src="http://i7.cmail1.com/ti/i/02/B8C/669/234943/images/standard.jpg"
alt=Updates></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
bgcolor="#5B1261" style='width:100.0%;background:#5B1261'>
<tr>
<td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=white face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:white'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-e-slkldy-ptjczk-r/" target="_blank"><font
color=white><span style='color:white'>Web Version</span></font></a> | <a
href="http://ofcom.updatemyprofile.com/i-slkldy-C150D396-ptjczk-y"
target="_blank"><font color=white><span style='color:white'>Update
preferences</span></font></a> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
<td style='padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><font size=1
color=white face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:white'><a href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-fb-slkldy-ptjczk-j/"
target="_blank"><font color=white><span style='color:white;text-decoration:
none'><img border=0 width=35 height=14 id="yiv102486444_x005f_x0000_i1028"
src="http://i10.cmail1.com/ti/i/02/B8C/669/234943/images/like.png"></span></font></a>
<a href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-tw-slkldy-ptjczk-t/"
target="_blank"><font color=white><span style='color:white;text-decoration:
none'><img border=0 width=48 height=14 id="yiv102486444_x005f_x0000_i1029"
src="http://i8.cmail1.com/ti/i/02/B8C/669/234943/images/tweet.png"></span></font></a>
<a
href="http://ofcom.forwardtomyfriend.com/i-ptjczk-C150D396-slkldy-l-i"
target="_blank"><font color=white><span style='color:white;text-decoration:
none'><img border=0 width=65 height=14 id="yiv102486444_x005f_x0000_i1030"
src="http://i9.cmail1.com/ti/i/02/B8C/669/234943/images/forward.png"></span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
style='width:100.0%'>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
<td bgcolor=white style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm ...75pt .75pt;
max-width:500px !important'>
<div style='max-width:500px !important'>
<div style='max-width:500px'>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
style='width:100.0%'>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ofcom has today published a report outlining work to
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.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ofcom’s<a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-k/" target="_blank"><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB'> Citizens and Communications
Services report</span></font></a> looks at the availability, accessibility
and affordability of communications services in the <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> ..</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The report highlights the progress made over the last 10
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.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It also assesses the challenges facing Ofcom, Government
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
are met.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-u/"
target="_blank"><font color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB'>A news
release can be found here</span></font></a>.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</div>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
bgcolor="#FFE6E1" style='width:100.0%;background:#FFE6E1'>
<tr>
<td style='padding:11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt 11.25pt'>
<h3><b><font size=3 color="#5b1261" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:#5B1261'>Subscribe to lists</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h3>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;list-style-position:inside'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-o/" target="_blank"><b><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;font-weight:bold'>Telecoms </span></font></b></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;list-style-position:inside'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-b/" target="_blank"><b><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;font-weight:bold'>Broadcasting</span></font></b></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;list-style-position:inside'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-n/" target="_blank"><b><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;font-weight:bold'>Radio
Spectrum</span></font></b></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;list-style-position:inside'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-p/" target="_blank"><b><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;font-weight:bold'>Competition
Bulletin</span></font></b></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;list-style-position:inside'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-x/" target="_blank"><b><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;font-weight:bold'>Numbering</span></font></b></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;list-style-position:inside'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-m/" target="_blank"><b><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;font-weight:bold'>Consumer
Information</span></font></b></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;list-style-position:inside'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-v/" target="_blank"><b><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;font-weight:bold'>Media
Literacy</span></font></b></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;list-style-position:inside'><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-l-slkldy-ptjczk-e/" target="_blank"><b><font
color="#2ba6cb"><span style='color:#2BA6CB;font-weight:bold'>Postal
Services</span></font></b></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%"
style='width:100.0%'>
<tr>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;max-width:500px !important'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><font size=1 color="#606060"
face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
Helvetica;color:#606060'>By joining our email list you agree to the use of open
tracking cookies by our third party provider. It stores data, including
personal data, outside the EU/UK and uses cookies to monitor when you open
emails. Knowing which updates you read and when you read them will help us
improve our service. </span></font><font size=1 color="#606060" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Arial;color:#606060'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=1 color="#606060" face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#606060'>No
action is necessary unless you choose to unsubscribe from this service. By <a
href="http://ofcom.cmail1.com/t/i-u-slkldy-ptjczk-d/" target="_blank"><font
color="#2ba6cb" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#2BA6CB'>unsubscribing</span></font></a>
you may be removed from several Ofcom lists. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:black'><img
border=0 width=1 height=1 id="yiv102486444_x005f_x0000_i1031"
src="https://cmail1.com/t/i-o-slkldy-ptjczk/o.gif"></span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>
<hr size=1 width="99%" noshade color="#909090" align=center>
</span></font></div>
<table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0
style='border-collapse:collapse'>
<tr>
<td style='padding:0cm 11.25pt 0cm 6.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.avast.com/" target="_blank"><span
style='text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=90 height=33
id="_x0000_i1036" src="http://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</td>
<td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#3d4d5a" face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:#3D4D5A'>This email is free
from viruses and malware because <a href="http://www.avast.com/"
target="_blank">avast! Antivirus</a> protection is active. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><br>
_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
Reply - <a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk"
ymailto="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>
<br>
The cma-l mailing list is a members' service provided by the Community Media
Association - <a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk</a><br>
Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_media</a><br>
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br>
Canstream Internet Radio & Video: <a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/"
target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br>
_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
Mailing list guidelines: <a
href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/"
target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/about/cma-email-lists/email-list-guidelines/</a><br>
_______________________________________________<br>
<br>
To unsubscribe or manage your CMA-L mailing list subscription please visit:<br>
<a href="http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l" target="_blank">http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br /><br />
<hr style='border:none; color:#909090; background-color:#B0B0B0; height: 1px; width: 99%;' />
<table style='border-collapse:collapse;border:none;'>
<tr>
<td style='border:none;padding:0px 15px 0px 8px'>
<a href="http://www.avast.com/">
<img border=0 src="http://static.avast.com/emails/avast-mail-stamp.png" />
</a>
</td>
<td>
<p style='color:#3d4d5a; font-family:"Calibri","Verdana","Arial","Helvetica"; font-size:12pt;'>
This email is free from viruses and malware because <a href="http://www.avast.com/">avast! Antivirus</a> protection is active.
</p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
</body>
</html>