The U.S. Postal Service has found its monopoly eroded over time because
A) the demand for mail delivery has become more inelastic
B) Congress has taken away their monopoly over first-class mail
C) the U.S. Postal Service cannot handle the volume of transactions
D) the price of stamps has increased relative to other substitutes, such as the telephone, email, and online transactions
E) of the decline in the use of fax machines
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