14. Commitments
14a. Contracts placed for future expenditure
14b. Other financial commitments
BBC World Service has a contract with VT Communications Limited for the period to March 2012 for the provision of transmission services. The contractual charge for the year ended 31 March 2009 was £30.0 million (2008: £29.3 million).
14c. Operating leases
Operating lease commitments payable in the following year analysed according to the period in which the lease expires:
