Restricted supply meant money lenders had monopoly pricing power and could charge borrowers artificially high rates.

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This data package, coupled with the intellectual property that enables appropriate time-delimited monopoly pricing to extract returns over time, is what creates the futures market for their currency.

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In general, they provide a better experience, as well as a model for breaking up the cable pricing monopoly.

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But when you're a monopoly, you can always console yourself with the fat profits that come from plenty of pricing power.

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