 His compensation payoff, rumored to be close to £1.5 million with a £600,000 bonus, met with criticism from shareholders, and in late 2007 the company resolved a class action lawsuit brought by shareholders by paying out $9 million in compensation.On 1 March 2003 Carter became the founding CEO of Ofcom (Office of Communications), the British government's new media regulator.Among other issues, Carter focused on reducing broadband prices and switching from analog to digital television broadcasting.