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The Weekly Round-Up: 27.11.09
Round-Up The minister for Digital Britain, Stephen Timms, said there was "a pretty broad measure of recognition" among ISPs that the file-sharing issue "needs to be resolved". We've all done something with a... [27 Nov 2009]
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... [08 Oct 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 25.09.09
Round-Up Minister for Digital Britain Stephen Timms said the government is committed to passing its law to charge landline owners a £6 per year tax to pay for rollout of next-gen broadband in the UK. The proposal... [25 Sep 2009]
Digital Britain fibre tax 'to be law before next general election'
News Stephen Timms, Minister for Digital Britain and financial secretary to the Treasury, said the government is committed to making its £6 per year tax on landlines law to pay for rolling out next-gen... [23 Sep 2009]
Digital Britain: Treasury's Timms set to be next broadband ambassador?
News Junior minister Stephen Timms is set to assume responsibility for implementing the Digital Britain plan, according to a report in The Guardian. Reports of Lord Carter's departure emerged just prior to... [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. With fibre, Britain could be looking at downstream broadband speeds... [14 Jul 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News The Office of Cyber Security (OCS), dedicated to protecting Britain's IT infrastructure, will be created in line with a model proposed - and in part practised by - the US, the Cabinet Office said on Thursday. [25 Jun 2009]
Why Carter's putting business on the back burner
Comment During a half-hour question and answer session at the launch of the government's Digital Britain blueprint this week, the penultimate question fired at Lord Carter by the assembled press pack was, did the... [19 Jun 2009]
Tube mobile coverage in time for 2012 Olympics?
News However, in the government's Digital Britain report, unveiled yesterday, Lord Carter said there is a need to address "notable gaps" in mobile coverage on transport networks. Carter's Digital Britain... [17 Jun 2009]
G-Cloud in the sky: The future home for gov't apps
News In the government's Digital Britain report published yesterday, Carter said the so-called "G-Cloud" should be created within the next three years, to allow local and central government departments to share centrally... [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... [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. The Digital Britain report, which is expected to recommend greater... [15 Jun 2009]
Trio of research hubs to poke digital benefits
News He added that digital technologies will be crucial to delivering universal broadband access by 2012 - the commitment set out by comms minister Lord Carter in his interim Digital Britain report. Speaking... [29 Apr 2009]
Cheat sheet: Digital Britain
Cheat Sheet Digital Britain. Lord Carter is in charge of overseeing the Digital Britain report, which is due out this summer and should help determine the government's policy on a range of technology issues.... [21 Apr 2009]
BBC to help pay for broadband to every home?
News The BBC could help the rollout of super-fast broadband access under the government's Digital Britain plan. The interim Digital Britain report, published earlier this month, paves the way for 2Mbps... [11 Mar 2009]
