GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Government deregulation of the long-distance telephone business has re

Source: McGraw Hill GMAT

Government deregulation of the long-distance telephone business has resulted in increased competition among telephone carriers, thus resulting in lower prices for consumers. This process, however, will ultimately result in lower-quality service for consumers, because as the telephone carriers drop their prices to compete with one another for customers, they will be forced to cut corners on nonessential items like customer service.

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