There are many types of Monopolies in Business, Commerce and Industry. Most of the Monopolies that we see are actually created by the Government itself. For one our patent laws enable a company a temporary Monopoly on new emerging technologies, which allows them a head start in trade for putting capital into developing such technologies.

Utility Companies also seem to have a lock down on things in the energy sector. Municipalities offer guaranteed markets to the lowest bidder for cable TV, refuse, water and other services by allowing companies to bid on the franchise for the area.