The Collapse of AT&T's Natural Monopoly in Long-Distance Telephone Service

question 57

Multiple Choice

The collapse of AT&T's natural monopoly in long-distance telephone service was caused by

• A)Satellite technology that made it easier and less expensive for new companies to provide long-distance service.
• B)The takeover of the telephone industry by the U.S.government.
• C)Government regulation because of illegal collusion between AT&T and foreign competitors.

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Definitions:

Gall Sizes

Variations in the size of plant galls, which are growths induced by organisms like insects as a habitat and food source.

Goldenrod Clones

Genetically identical plants of the species Solidago, resulting from asexual reproduction.

Gallfly Families

Groups of insects within the order Hymenoptera, known for inducing gall formation on plants, which serve as their habitats and food sources.

Plant Clones

Plants produced asexually from a single ancestor that possess the exact genetic makeup of the original plant.