Related to the Economics in Practice on Page 273: in Most

question 368

Multiple Choice

Related to the Economics in Practice on page 273: In most areas, Internet service providers (ISPs)

• A) are perfectly competitive.
• B) are not regulated by the government.
• C) are monopolies with respect to connection to individual households.
• D) have little market power.

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