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Consider two towns of similar size and income. Town A has only one company providing high-speed internet service. Town B has five different companies all competing to provide the same service. Explain why the monthly price for a standard high-speed internet plan is likely to be significantly higher in Town A compared to Town B. In your explanation, connect the number of competing firms to how sensitive consumers are to price changes.
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