This seems to be the model in Norway for both power and internet service. You pay a small fee for "line rent" in both instances. While this works well for elect

This seems to be the model in Norway for both power and internet service. You pay a small fee for "line rent" in both instances. While this works well for electricity in Norway, IMO it's not that good for internet service. How many ISP's there are depends on who's got a server in your immediate area. I don't know the details of how it's regulated, though. This is just based upon what I see on my bill, and the competing ISP's in my area, whic surprisingly aren't that many, even though I'm in the middle of Oslo.