Unlike firms in many other nations, U.S. telephone and cable firms are not required to allow competitor broadband ISPs access to their wires, so there is virtually no meaningful competition in the now crucial broadband ISP industry. Why does the author think this is such a bad thing?
A. Smaller companies then have to try a lot harder and install their own wires.
B. Because deregulation has led to fewer enormous firms with far less regulation.
C. Because without competition, companies have no reason to try hard to deliver a
good product.
D. Monopolies lead to corruption, which inevitably leads to harmful effects for society.
B. Because deregulation has led to fewer enormous firms with far less regulation.
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a. the Buddha had been a disciple of Laozi's. b. Buddhism and Daoism had significant similarities. c. Buddhism had originated in China. d. Buddhism was inferior to Daoism.
Much leadership for the abolitionist movement grew out of the black churches, particularly the largest black denomination, the __________
A) African Methodist Episcopal Church B) African Methodist Episcopal Church Zion C) African Baptist Church D) Episcopal Church
The Freedmen’s Bureau was __________
A) an unequivocal success B) understaffed and underfunded C) unpopular among former slaves D) most effective in the North
List three ways the government promoted economic growth after 1815. Which do you think was the most important, and why?
What will be an ideal response?