The privatization of phone service, which was supposed to lead to market competition, led instead to Slim's virtual monopoly.
Two changes since those halcyon days for the societies has put an end to their safe monopoly.
On Sept. 10, the governing party proclaimed an end to its monopoly of power and called for elections.
But the officials draw the line at any fundamental challenge to their monopoly on power.
Most lawyers live well, thanks in part to their licensed monopoly on access to the legal system.
The Missouri Company knows about the threat to their monopoly.
The idea behind the deal is to use the market to police Microsoft's monopoly.
Finally, his economic reforms began the development which led to Athens' virtual monopoly of trade in later times.
Private motoring had arrived to put an end to its monopoly.
The specialists will hardly welcome an end to their monopoly and would likely fight hard to limit the scope of any changes.