Former Ofcom CEO Steve Unger on the history of telecoms, regulatory successes - and failures - and what innovations excite him today.

To mark the publication of his book, From Beacon Fires to Fibre Broadband: A history of innovation, enterprise and regulation, former Ofcom board member and acting CEO Stephen (Steve) Unger joined StateUp CEO Tanya Filer for an open discussion on what regulators and governments get right—and wrong—in relation to communications technology, platforms, and AI.
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Watch the full conversation
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Further reading

• Blunders of Our Governments — Anthony King & Ivor Crewe
  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blunders-Our-Governments-Anthony-King/dp/1780742665
  

• From Beacon Fires to Fibre Broadband — Steve Unger
  ‍https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beacon-Fires-Fibre-Broadband-innovation/dp/1836282788
  
  
• Digital Inclusion Datasets (Good Things Foundation) —
  https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org/policy-and-research/research-and-evidence/research-2024/digital-inclusion-datasets