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Wireless, high-speed Internet is provided for free in the airport of the city of Communityville. a. At first, only a few people use the service. What type of a good is this and why? b. Eventually, as more people find out about the service and start using it, the speed of the connection begins to fall. Now what type of a good is the wireless Internet service? c What problem might result and why? What is one possible way to correct this problem?

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N. Gregory Mankiw
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ISBN: 9781305156050
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N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305156050

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Wireless, high-speed Internet is provided for free in the airport of the city of Communityville.

a. At first, only a few people use the service. What type of a good is this and why?

b. Eventually, as more people find out about the service and start using it, the speed of the connection begins to fall. Now what type of a good is the wireless Internet service?

  c What problem might result and why? What is one possible way to correct this problem?

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