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> Clearly there are some other forces driving cellular communication in Finland other than only having 3 carriers.

The difference is that Finland has effective competition, whereas other countries have nominal competition.

A good and effective regulative authority has definitely helped, but the fact that Finnish operators actually both invest and compete makes for all the difference.

[dogma1138]

Again that is easy to say but it is meaningless unless there are quantifiable metrics by which you can prove that. If you look at the actual coverage map Finland isn't considerably better than most countries including the US, 4G+ is available in a few hotspots only, and the LTE and 3G coverage is pretty similar.

The 4G+ 300mbit plans from Elisa cost 60 Euros a month without a device, I haven't seen anything so far that is that unusual.

[nordify]

> Again that is easy to say but it is meaningless unless there are quantifiable metrics by which you can prove that.

Consumer prices.

Geographical coverage.

Unlimited and unrestricted usage.

> If you look at the actual coverage map Finland isn't considerably better than most countries including the US, 4G+ is available in a few hotspots only, and the LTE and 3G coverage is pretty similar.

How did you perform this comparison? I find this claim very unlikely to be correct.

> The 4G+ 300mbit plans from Elisa cost 60 Euros a month without a device, I haven't seen anything so far that is that unusual

This is incorrect.

DNA 300M plan is 30€ per month. Elisa and Sonera are 50€ Per month. All plans without a contract, quotas or limits.

300M are premium flagship plans with a premium price. 100M plan are like 15€.

Starter plans with 50 minutes of talk time and 0,25 Mbps of uncapped, unlimited and unrestricted usage are free on Sonera's network.

What other country comes even close?