Lord Carter to quit before publication of Digital Britain report

digitalbritain It has been announced that Lord Carter is apparently due to quit his government position, less than a week before publication the Digital Britain report. The long-awaited report was seen by many as a roadmap for the future of broadband in the UK, which would see speeds of at least 2Mbps being made available to every household in the country.

A piece in today’s Times reveals that Carter was one of the many ministers who fell out with Damian McBride, the government advisor who was forced to quit over a plot to smear members of the opposition. He denied, however, that he would up sticks and leave prior to publication of the report, telling the paper that he was “beavering away feverishly on my report, that’s my only preoccupation.”.The Times article states that the report, due next Tuesday, will introduce methods to “tackle the rapid growth of illegal downloads” as well as “changes to how public service broadcasting is funded.”

Source: The Times

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