1) Why did the government agree to give AT&T a monopoly in telephone service? 2) Should...

1) Why did the government agree to give AT&T a monopoly in telephone service?

2) Should we have government-sanctioned monopolies? Do you think that we'd be better off if the government took over Hawaiian Electric? What do you think would happen to the price and quantity of electricity if they did?

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Rahul Sunny answered 2 years ago

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