Public utilities provide electric, gas, water or telephone service to customers in a specified area. Utilities have a duty to provide safe and adequate service on reasonable terms to anyone who lives within the service area on without discriminating between customers. Because most utilities operate in near monopolistic conditions, they can be heavily regulated by local, state, and federal authorities. Generally, the local and state agencies are called Public Service Commissions (PSC) or Public Utility Commissions (PUC). Municipal Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives may be unregulated though.
Gulf Hammock is an unincorporated community in Levy County, Florida, United States. It is located on US 19-98 and Levy County Road 326 about 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Otter Creek. The town is the name for the Gulf Hammock Wildlife Management Area.