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.
Kirbyville is an unincorporated community in Taney County, Missouri, United States. Located approximately three miles east of Branson on Route 76, the farming and residential community has the ZIP code of 65679. Local churches include the Hilltop Church of God, Community Church of the Ozarks,and the st. James Church. Accessible education options include Branson High School in Branson, Hollister High School in Hollister, and Forsyth High School in [[Forsyth, Missouri|Forsyth] ]Kirbyville Middle school in Kirbyville,Missouri. Kirbyville is part of the Branson, Missouri Micropolitan Statistical Area.