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Some examples would help, I am not aware of any.

• skywal_l 5y ago
  AT&T: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakup_of_the_Bell_System
  • nickpp 5y ago
    Bells's monopoly was instituted by the government. Using regulation to fix your own previous bad regulation does not suddenly make you a free market savior.
    • skywal_l 5y ago
      > Bells's monopoly was instituted by the government What actions the US government took to "institute" Bell's monopoly?
      • nickpp 5y ago
        Oh, the usual: patents and regulations. The end result it was that you weren't allowed to create a competing network or even use a non-approved telephone on Bell's network.