In Britain, the example of the United States has often been used to show how freelocalcalls and educational subsidies can encourage schools to connect to the Internet.
Although freelocalcalls have already encouraged many schools to use the Internet in the United States, the legislation was intended to reduce other associated connection and line rental costs.
But in areas where localcalls are free and ISPs offer unlimited Internet access for a flat monthly fee anyway, the no-charge Internet model has less appeal.
Tariffs for using utilities and the infrastructure are extremely low: localcalls are usually free, gas prices artificially cheap and wholesale electricity costs about a tenth of the average European level.