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1.5 Perfect competition, imperfectly competitive markets and monopoly

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Question 41

Context 1: Market Structure of UK Telecoms

Extract A

Figure 1: UK domestic broadband market shares by subscriber base, 2023

CompanyShare (%)
BT Group34.6%
Sky21.8%
TalkTalk9.3%
Virgin Media O218.2%
Other5.4%
Vodafone6.5%
KCOM4.2%

Figure 2: Telecom sector employees and Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) in the UK

YearNumber of telecom employees (000s)Average monthly ARPU (£)
20167224.5
20177025.2
20186826.0
20196527.5
20206629.1
20216331.4
20226133.8

Using the data in Extract A (Figure 1), calculate the three-firm concentration ratio in the UK domestic broadband market. Give your answer, as a percentage, to one decimal place.

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