the characteristics of the smartphone service plan are a) many firms selling an identical product to many buyers b) a large number of firms competing by making similar but slightly different products with barriers to entry that prevent the entry of new firms c) a single firm with no close substitutes and a barrier to entry d) a large number of firms competing by making similar but slightly different products with no single firm dictating market conditions e) a small number of firms competing by making similar but slightly different products
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