That is the thing, long time ago I thought this would be a good trend because it give incentive for ISP to improve the Router Modem Combo, so they would have less support call to deal with ( and better customer experience ). Turns out they dont want any of that, they just want to charge you for convenience.

I actually wish ONT are standardised like DSL Modem, so anyone could bring their own ONT / Modem with a username and password. I think Germany allows consumer to choose or bring their own equipment.