There is often only one provider of cable television services in each region of the country: Time Warner is in New York, Comcast is in most of New England, and so forth. When Comcast recently proposed a plan to buy Time Warner, the purchase ultimately could not be completed, mostly due to concerns that it would have caused Comcast to become an overly large ________ with too much power.

A. monopolist
B. oliogopolist
C. pure competitor
D. icon
E. predator


Answer: A

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