1.   Local operators hope that, if national commercial radio takes off, some cash will trickle down to them.

2.   The local operators manage the bread and butter chores of poster production and display, media buys and the like.

3.   In the Forest of Dean field local operators register with the Deputy Gaveller and Crown Receiver, Forestry Commission, Crown Offices, Coleford, Gloucestershire.

4.   And so did all this have ears burning over at local operators like MediaOne?

5.   And the intelligence provided by local operators appears to be making a difference.

6.   Another big local operator, Tele-Columbus, is for sale and will probably end up being divided by Callahan and Liberty.

7.   Besides upgrading the old networks, analysts say, the purchase of or the cutting of new deals with scores of local operators is essential for making a profit.

8.   Both Liberty and Callahan are on the prowl to buy up the local operators, or at least to cut new deals with them.

9.   A result is that local operators of competing play centers have just as much chance of attracting children as does Discovery Zone.

10.   But as local operators poked into East- and West-Coast markets, they met competition from China.