If you take a look at the utility company that services your home, chances are that it is a monopoly. You do not get to choose who your electric provider is or who your water and sewer company is. You don't get to choose which Cable TV provider to use. Those utility companies are often referred to as government-sanctioned monopolies. 

 Why would governments who normally try to dismember monopolies sanction and protect utility company monopolies?

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SOLUTION Governments may sanction and protect utility company monopolies for several reasons ... View the full answer