It's not just cheap hotels either, this is pretty common in well known brands - each country has their own policies on how things should be, so (for example) at

It's not just cheap hotels either, this is pretty common in well known brands - each country has their own policies on how things should be, so (for example) at a Hilton in London you may get free wifi in your room, in Australia the same for $40 a day, and in Brazil poor wifi only in the lobby.