True. Though I don't like the term 'natural monopoly'. Most natural monopolies aren't - or don't have to be. Maybe a term like 'natural markets' captures it be

True. Though I don't like the term 'natural monopoly'. Most natural monopolies aren't - or don't have to be. Maybe a term like 'natural markets' captures it better? The property being that natural markets/monopolies provide some sort of substrate on which a market can exist. Good regulations seem to be ones that force open protocol and interoperability of these platforms that get large. This creates a new marketplace abstraction layer that enables new innovation to thrive. I'm certainly glad that I'm not on AOL's internet. And also glad that internet exists in part due to Bell's telephone system being forced open. Bad regulations do not seem to have that characteristic. It's too bad we do not have vocabulary to tell them apart. Public good type regulations are more muddy and can be used as a weapon more often than not.