Nobody else is allowed to sell these licenses
That’s not a government enforced monopoly. A government enforced monopoly means nobody else is allowed in the market. Like utility companies.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 days ago
But they can sell phones.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
That’s called “monopolistic competition”. They can’t sell the same phone they were already making.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Yes. I’m not saying it’s not monopolistic behavior. I’m saying it’s not a government sanctioned monopoly.
Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 6 days ago
Lots of Utilities are consumer cooperatives which is funnily enough Socialist, but the people working there wouldn’t like to hear that.