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Lord Stephen Carter
AS Profile Lord Stephen Carter made his mark in his former guise as UK Minister for Communications, Technology and Broadcasting - or in other words the brains behind the government's Digital Britain blueprint for the nation's tech... [08 Oct 2009]
Digital Britain fibre tax 'to be law before next general election'
News The fibre levy was included in the government's Digital Britain report, unveiled in June by then Comms Minister Lord Stephen Carter. However, soon after unveiling the final report, Carter stepped down... [23 Sep 2009]
Digital Britain: Treasury's Timms set to be next broadband ambassador?
News Timms, currently financial secretary to the Treasury, will replace Stephen Carter as communications minister, the newspaper said on Monday. Reports of Lord Carter's departure emerged just prior to the... [04 Aug 2009]
Cheat Sheet: BT's £1.5bn fibre plans
Cheat Sheet Carter's solution to the problem, set out in the Digital Britain report in June, is a 50p-per-month levy on all existing copper lines. The outgoing communications minister Lord Stephen Carter has already... [14 Jul 2009]
Satyam feeling 'bullish' with new governance
News Philip Carter, IDC's associate research director for services in the Asia-Pacific region, told silicon.com sister site ZDNet Asia that apart from Mahindra Satyam losing a couple of key clients such as Telstra and the... [06 Jul 2009]
How realistic is Digital Britain's broadband plan?
News Many of the government's recommendations in Lord Carter's Digital Britain report, published earlier this month, require new legislation if they are to be put into practice. The 50p-per-month levy on each fixed copper... [01 Jul 2009]
Why Carter's putting business on the back burner
Comment That's not to say he thinks they are idle distractions for UK Plc but Carter said bigger businesses can use their size and clout as a workaround - by, say, leveraging the revenue generated by a large customer base to buy... [19 Jun 2009]
Critics slam Digital Britain over file-sharers and tax plans
News Smedley also attacked the 2Mbps base speed for universal broadband coverage proposed by Carter, saying it leaves the UK open to ridicule. Lord Carter, the report's author, proposed the levy as a way of... [18 Jun 2009]
Tube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News Communications minister Lord Carter has put the idea of mobile coverage on the London Underground back on the government agenda - only months after it emerged a planned Tube mobile trial had been shelved indefinitely. [17 Jun 2009]
G-Cloud in the sky: The future home for gov't apps
News Communications minister Lord Carter has said that "substantial savings" can be made in public spending by building a government-wide cloud computing platform. In the government's Digital Britain report published... [17 Jun 2009]
£6 broadband tax to fund fibre for all
News Speaking at the launch of the final Digital Britain report in London today, Communications Minister Lord Carter said it is very likely the market will deliver next-generation broadband for between 50 and 65 per cent of... [16 Jun 2009]
Delayed: Digital Britain report
News The government has said that the Digital Britain report is to be delayed, and has confirmed timing for when Lord Carter will step down. Lord Carter will present his report to Cabinet on Tuesday before it... [15 Jun 2009]
BT calls for end of 'free ride' for BBC's iPlayer
News Next week Lord Carter will present the Digital Britain report," said the spokesperson. Internet service provider BT has admitted to throttling provision of the BBC iPlayer, and has called for content providers to... [12 Jun 2009]
Google gives SMEs a better slice of local search
News Inside the centre, they've been able to do things like verify their address and phone number, but Google is now adding search results data to the dashboard within Local Business Centre, said Carter Maslan, director of... [02 Jun 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Become a bandwidth scavenger
Comment The Carter Report is a travesty of misunderstanding, misconception and missed opportunities. For me this came to a real head recently with the publication of the Carter Report, compounded by my... [06 May 2009]
