4G services may be delayed, after Telefónica threatens legal action, against the decision by Ofcom to allow Everything Everywhere to launch the service early this autumn.

Telefónica have contacted Ofcom, threating legal action according to the Guardian, if rival brands Orange and T-Mobile, owned by Everything Everywhere, are allowed to go ahead with 4G services.

The move would see Telefónica appeal against the ruling to the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT). This would include a temporary block to the decision by Ofcom, delaying 4G service delivery by Everything Everywhere.