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I can't think of a single situation in which a monopoly is a good thing - for the consumer, at any rate.
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Public utilities. After deregulation, I started getting bombarded by offers to deliver the same gas through the same pipes at cheaper rates, the same phone calls over the same lines cheaper (and remember long distance "slamming"?). Sure, you might get cheaper service for a few months, but the constant monitoring/switching to make sure you aren't getting screwed just isn't worth the pennies you
could save if you stay on top of it all.
Granted, those were legal monopolies that were overseen by government, but yeah... I
dream of returning to the days of one gas company and one long-distance phone service. That was heaven.
And sports.