Public Utility

Definition: Public Utility

Public Utility

Noun

1. A company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Public Utility

Crosswords: Public Utility

Books

• Design for Freedom: A Social Analysis of the Public Utility Process (reference)

• Governments, markets, and gas : public utility regulation of natural gas, and the commodity market alternatives (reference)

• Oversight hearing on the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act and its role in increasingly competitive electricity markets : hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth C (reference)

• Public Utility Accounting: Theory and Application (reference)

• Public Utility Economics (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Annual Report - Section Of Public Utility Communications And Transportation Law (reference)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Architectural drawing for a public utility company building for Virginia Electric & Power Co., 1207-1211 North Highland Street, Arlington, Virginia. Perspective rendering. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Without prejudice to the renunciation of any rights by Germany on behalf of herself or of her nationals in the other provisions of the present Treaty, the Reparation Commission may within one year from the coming into force of the present Treaty demand that the German Government become possessed of any rights and interests of German nationals in any public utility undertaking or in any concession operating in Russia, China, Turkey, Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria, or in the possessions or dependencies of these States or in any territory formerly belonging to Germany or her allies, to be ceded by Germany or her allies to any Power or to be administered by a Mandatory under the present Treaty, and may require that the German Government transfer, within six months of the date of demand, all such rights and interests and any similar rights and interests the German Government may itself possess to the Reparation Commission. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

TransQ qualifies bidders for public utility and transport procurements. (references)

Local demand for external services in Netherlands is strongest from financial organizations, telecommunications, the national government, Dutch multinational firms, public utility companies, and the health care sector. (references)

Two major public utility companies, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) are responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of power throughout the country. (references)

Civil Liberties

Congo

The establishment and operation of religious institutions is provided for and regulated through a statutory order on the Regulation of Non-profit Associations and Public Utility Institutions. (references)

Economic History

Peru

Potential investors should contact an attorney to understand the legal framework for investments found in the Foreign Investment Promotion Law, the Framework Law for Private Investment, the Law for the Promotion of Private Investment in State-Owned Companies, and the Law for the Promotion of Private Investment in Public Utility Facilities. (references)

Belgium

In early 2000, however, the European Commission urged the Belgian government to do away with the "golden share principle" in the public utility gas company Distrigas. (references)

Human Rights

Jamaica

Following his investigation, in July the Director of Public Prosecutions ordered that the civilian head of the police unit and two telephone company employees be charged with interfering in the operation of a public utility. (references)

Political Economy

BRAZIL

As part of its efforts to keep inflation down, the government is reluctant to allow raises in public utility rates that fully reflect cost increases including those related to currency depreciation. (references)

JAMAICA

However, certain public utility charges such as bus fares, water, electricity, and telecommunications remain subject to price controls and can be changed only with government approval. (references)

Worker Rights

Bangladesh

The ILO has criticized the provisions of the Industrial Relations Ordinance that require three-quarters of a worker's organization to consent to a strike and that grant the Government authority to prohibit a strike at any time if it is considered prejudicial to the national interest or if it involves a public utility service. (references)

Qatar

No worker in a public utility, health, or security service may strike if it would harm the public or lead to property damage. (references)

Haiti

The Labor Code defines public utility service employees as essential workers who "cannot suspend their activities without causing serious harm to public health and security." There were several strikes during the year, but participation was very low. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "public utility": public utility company ♦ public utility corporation. Additional references.

Arabic 

‏المرافق العامة. (various references)

Danish

offentlig nytte (common public interest), offentlig gavn (common public interest). (various references)

Dutch

openbaar nut (common public interest), algemeen nut (common public interest), algemeen belang (common public interest, public interest goals). (various references)

Finnish

yleishyödyllinen (for purposes of public utility, for the public good), liikelaitos (business establishment, establishment, public utilities, public utility company, publicly owned undertaking, regie, statutory undertaker). (various references)

French

utilité publique (common public interest), service public (public service), concessionnaire. (various references)

German

versorgungsbetrieb (public utility company), leistunleistung der versorgungsbetriebe, Gemeinnutz (public interest), Gemeinnützigkeit (benefit to the public), EVU (electricity supply undertaking, utility), Elektrizitäts-Versorgungsunternehmen (electricity supply undertaking, utility), öffentlicher versorgungsbetrieb, öffentlicher Nutzen (common public interest). (various references)

Greek 

κοινή ωφέλεια. (various references)

Hungarian

közüzem (public utilities). (various references)

Italian

utilit� pubblica (common public interest), servizio pubblico (utility). (various references)

Pig Latin

ublicpay ilityutay

Portuguese

serviços públicos (amenities, public services, public utilities, public utility company, statutory undertaker, utilities). (various references)

Spanish

valores de una empresa de servicios públicos, utilidad pública (common public interest), empresa de servicios públicos (utility). (various references)

Swedish

allmännyttigt företag (public utilities, public utility company, statutory undertaker). (various references)

Turkish

kamu hizmeti (public service, utility). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-4 letters: publicity.

-5 letters: publicly.