英国电信监管机构Ofcom已经批准Everything Everywhere在明年英国4G拍卖前推出1800兆赫LTE服务的计划。以英国市场上的T-Mobile和Orange品牌为代表的这家企业集团，热衷于利用现有的资源来抢占先机，这自然招致了直接竞争对手沃达丰的愤怒，三个和O2-谁都不高兴的想法失去了“第一个与LTE”的称号之前，必要的频谱甚至被拍卖。

沃达丰对今日消息的反应相当直截了当，该公司的一份声明对这一决定及其即将发生的后果表示震惊：

"We are frankly shocked that Ofcom has reached this decision. The regulator has shown a careless disregard for the best interests of c***umers, businesses and the wider economy through its refusal to properly regard the competitive distortion created by allowing one operator to run services before the ground has been laid for a fully competitive 4G market."

在Ofcom同意的情况下，任何地方都可以在9月11日开始提供LTE连接，前提是其网络实际上已经准备好处理负载。

最新消息：O2发言人对今天的新闻发表了自己公司的观点：

"We are hugely disappointed with today’s announcement, which will mean the majority of customers will be excluded from the first wave of digital services. This decision undermines the competitive environment for 4G in the UK."

更新2:Three的声明不那么直接，但表达了类似的担忧：

"Liberalisation of 2G spectrum to date has distorted the competitive landscape in the UK, which ultimately harms c***umers. Further liberalisation without addressing competition issues could make that distortion worse."