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.
Welcome is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland. It has been designated the zip code of 20693. It is 7 miles from La Plata on Rt 6 West. The Goose Bay campground and marina are there. Prominent residents: Barnes Compton, 19th-century Congressman residing at "Hilltop" Ken Dixon, owner of large car dealership since 1961 Dr. Francis Chiaramonte, founder/ head of Southern Maryland Hospital Center