 The company was privatized in May 1905 and sold to KSS after the municipal council had rejected purchasing the very same company.By the late 1890s Oslo had three private tram companies, of which two, Kristiania Sporveisselskab and Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei, operated each their network of street trams.This led to a debate of whether tram operation should be a private or a municipal affair.