[cable.co.uk] The government's plans for mobile spectrum allocation are set to proceed after Everything Everywhere dropped its proposed legal action.
Communications minister Ed Vaizey has revealed the parent company of Orange and T-Mobile has abandoned its legal action against the government.
Everything Everywhere threatened to sue the coalition in summer 2010 over plans to boost mobile broadband reception, but Mr Vaizey told the Financial Times the organisation has now agreed to support the legislation.
Tom Alexander, Everything Everywhere's chief executive, dropped the planned legal action following intensive discussions with the government.
Mr Vaizey added he is hopeful the spectrum legislation will win parliamentary approval by the end of the month.
"I am delighted Tom Alexander took a pragmatic view and saw the bigger picture," he told the newspaper. "We are now in a very good place to move forward."
Last month, Everything Everywhere announced that 1.35 million Orange and T-Mobile subscribers are taking advantage of the network sharing arrangement between the two service providers.
Since the scheme launched, an extra five million calls have been made by customers while using the other brand's network.
Everything Everywhere to drop mobile broadband complaint, says Ed Vaizey
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