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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Marvellous news to see the BBC's Charter Renewal plans outlined in Michael Grade's / Mark Thompson's press conference today including the long-awaited commitment to 'truly local' TV news delivery, by using both DTT spectrum and broadband across some 60 cities and towns in the UK. The full document, 'Building Public Value' will outline this in wider BBC context and will be available online soon....</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Regards</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ian Fergusson (ex-LBG, Hertfordshire)</FONT>
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<BR><B><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Ian K. Fergusson</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></FONT><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=1 FACE="Wingdings">n</FONT></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Manager, Press & Publicity</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=1 FACE="Wingdings">n</FONT></B></SPAN><B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN></B><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-gb"><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">BBC Bristol</FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> / </FONT><B> <FONT COLOR="#000080" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">BBC West & Southwest</FONT></B></SPAN>
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