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.
Felt is a small unincorporated community in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for C.F.W. Felt of the Santa Fe Railroad. Nearby is the Cedar Breaks Archaelogical District. Approximately 100 people live in the area, and they are served by a post office (established July 16, 1926), a school, and a co-op.