A small city's transportation market for on-demand rides is dominated by a single taxi company that owns all the operating licenses, resulting in high prices and long wait times for consumers. A new city council wants to introduce policies to make this market more competitive. Arrange the following potential policy changes in order from the one that would MOST increase competition to the one that would LEAST increase competition.
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