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) predator
E) icon

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The sentence states that there is often only one provider of cable television services in each region, indicating a lack of competition. When Comcast proposed to buy Time Warner, concerns were raised about Comcast becoming an overly large "monopolist" with too much power, indicating that the best choice is A. An oligopolist refers to a market dominated by a few large firms, which is not the case in this scenario. Pure competitor and predator are not relevant to the context. Icon does not fit in the context of the sentence.

There Is Often Only One Provider of Cable Television Services