The services provided by wireless networks are more difficult to classify than a

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The services provided by wireless networks are more difficult to classify than apples and national defense. The type of good that characterizes a wireless network depends on the circumstances in which the network is used. Are there a lot of piggyback users? Is the network secure?

Use the table to help you classify the wireless networks in each of the different scenarios below.

Rival Non-rival

Excludable: Private good(Rival) Natural monopoly(Non-rival)

Non-excludable: Common resource(Rival) Public good(Non-rival)

4.2. After a few months, lots of Srihari's neighbors get hip to his unsecured network. As more and more of them piggyback on his network, they begin crowding bandwidth and Srihari's Internet connection speed slows to a crawl.

True or False: With lots of piggybacking neighbors, Srihari's wireless network becomes rival in consumption.

a.True

b.False

Explanation / Answer

a.True

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