Akamai Technologies Is a Dominant Player in the Content Delivery

question 92

Multiple Choice

Akamai Technologies is a dominant player in the content delivery network (CDN) market. Akamai is not very diversified (i.e.,is dependent on the CDN market) . If rival CDN providers such as Limelight Networks and Level 3
Communications lower their basic CDN service prices,what would be Akamai's likely response?

• A)raise its prices
• B)do nothing since it is the market leader
• C)exit the industry
• D)lower its prices

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