In 2018, Media Reports Had It That USTelecom, a Lobbying

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In 2018, media reports had it that USTelecom, a lobbying group that represents major telecommunications conglomerates, had asked federal regulators to stop enforcing rules that allowed smaller Internet service providers to purchase access to their old copper-wire networks at what regulators deemed "reasonable" rates.The smaller companies, however, lobbied to keep the rules in place.How typical is such inter-industry lobbying competition in the United States?

• A) Not at all typical, since the leaders of large "peak" associations that act as umbrellas for a range of industrial lobbies usual manage to iron out differences between them
• B) Typical, since individuals and organizations involved in lobbying advocate for their own interests, often in conflict with others in the same industry
• C) Somewhat typical, although the smaller interest groups can often be easily bought off by larger ones
• D) Somewhat typical, although the government normally sides with larger groups, in no small part due to large-group membership cohesion

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