<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">(should we be thinking about setting up separate forum for those of us involved in the small-scale DB trials?)</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Has anyone had any discussion/negotiation regarding PPL and the small-scale DAB pilot?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Shortly after the announcement, PRS contacted us saying that there would be no additional fees for the DAB pilot, assuming that the DAB service was a simulcast of our FM service. Good news.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">PPL, on the other hand, contacted us today saying there would be a £500+VAT license for the 9 month period.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This is despite</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><ul class="MailOutline"><li class="">the DAB service is a pilot</li><li class="">the DAB service is a simulcast of our FM service</li><li class="">the DAB service covers broadly the same area as our FM service</li><li class="">The 500+VAT for 9 months for a pilot/development service is actually MORE than the equivalent fee for a production FM service! (159/quarter)</li></ul><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Does anyone else have difficulty understanding how they justify this?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Bruce.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>