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The wireless data industry, in which firms compete vigorously against one another for customers, is not considered a
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Which of the following industry characteristics make the wireless data industry a non-perfectly competitive industry?
A.For wireless firms, long-run economic profits are possible.
B.Substantial barriers to entry prevent new firms from entering the wireless market.
C.The market is dominated by a few very large wireless firms.
D.Wireless firms provide a homogeneous product.
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