 As Minister for Communications, Technology & Broadcasting, he commissioned and helped write "The Digital Britain Report" policy document, which "set out the groundwork for subsequent policies in areas such as superfast broadband," for example the Digital Economy Act 2010.Carter announced on 11 June 2009 that he would be resigning from his ministerial post in July 2009, shortly after the publishing of "Digital Britain".In April 2010 Carter joined the French-American company Alcatel-Lucent, becoming director of marketing, strategy and communications and relocating from London to Paris.