Today, Four Companies Sell More Than 80 Percent of the Compact

question 100

Multiple Choice

Today, four companies sell more than 80 percent of the compact discs purchased in the United States, although this fact is not obvious because the four companies have purchased many smaller record labels over the years. What is this called?

• A) synergy
• B) new voices
• C) the media and democracy
• D) a monopoly
• E) concentration of media power

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