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Economics
Natural Monopoly
A market where one company can supply the entire country cheaper than two or more companies could.
Governments usually regulate natural monopolies instead of breaking them up so customers still get low prices and the company doesn't gouge people.It's like only one set of water pipes makes sense under the street — laying a second set would be way more expensive for everyone.
Real world: Local electricity, water, or cable companies are often natural monopolies because building duplicate power lines or pipes would waste huge amounts of money.
💡 Natural monopolies are the rare cases where 'one big company' is actually more efficient — that's why your utility bill is regulated.