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public utility n. any organization which provides services to the general public, although it may be privately owned. Public utilities include electric, gas, telephone, water, and television cable systems, as well as streetcar and bus lines. They are allowed certain monopoly rights due to the practical need to service entire geographic areas with one system, but they are regulated by state, county and/or city public utility commissions under state laws. (See: monopoly) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Last week, Santa Monica and Burbank considered such measures; Culver City, which has the highest natural gas utility tax in L. It also posted strong fee income growth from underwriting the Initial Public Offerings of toll road Grupo Concesionario del Oeste and natural gas utility Distribuidora de Gas Cuyana. the nation's largest natural gas utility, has built 85 liquefied natural gas refueling stations around the state since 1993. |
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