"Many European countries are usually considered "not-all-that-free", ""socialist" countries by Americans but many of them are quite affluent... "and they don't sell their freedom by signing two—years contracts. Strange, "isn't it?
Well - in Denmark atleast, it's most likely primarily because it was deemed illegal to bind a customer more than 6 months - otherwise most would probably be stupid enough to do it, to save a dime in the short run.