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.
Paris Crossing is an unincorporated community in southern Montgomery Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 250 south of the town of Vernon, the county seat of Jennings County. Its elevation is 623 feet (190 m), and it is located at 38°49′46″N 85°38′53″W / 38.82944°N 85.64806°W / 38.82944; -85.64806 (38.8295010, -85.6480215). Although Paris Crossing is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47270.