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.
Dunn is a city in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,196 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of early rock and roll guitar hero, Link Wray and General William C. Lee, father of the American Airborne. The city slogan is "It's all right here. " The town is home to 3 local schools. Harnett Primary for K-3, Wayne Avenue for 4-5, and Dunn Middle School for 6-8. High school students attend Triton High School located in Erwin.