Digital Subscriber Lines

question 11

Multiple Choice

Digital subscriber lines:

• A)operate over existing telephone lines to carry voice,data,and video.
• B)operate over coaxial cable lines to deliver Internet access.
• C)are very-high-speed data lines typically leased from long-distance telephone companies.
• D)have up to twenty-four 64-Kbps channels.
• E)are assigned to every computer on the Internet.

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Definitions:

Oligopoly

A market structure dominated by a small number of large firms, leading to limited competition and often higher prices.

Collusive Control

Practices whereby firms in the same industry conspire to control market competition, often through price fixing, market allocations, or production quotas, in violation of antitrust laws.

Collusive Control

A situation where firms in a market agree to set prices or output levels to maximize their collective profits, often at the expense of fair competition.

Oligopolists

Firms that are part of an oligopoly, a market structure dominated by a small number of large companies, leading to limited competition.