Meeting the demands of 'local' viewers for future television services - following BBC Scotland announcement that '81% of viewers want local TV service' (www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/aboutus).

Formed in 2003 as an Advisory Committee of Television Operators to the Institute of Local Television ACTO addresses the “practical need to recapture the small-scale TV agenda". The new communications regulator Ofcom took responsibility for broadcasting and communications on 29th December 2003.

ACTO has invited Ofcom to create a distinctive tier of local public service broadcasting to encourage community participation, local and social ownership and to reflect the public demand for a smaller-scale of TV service than is currently offered by regional and national TV.

ACTO c/o Institute of Local Television or local.tv@virgin.net