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.
Talbott is a small unincorporated community in Hamblen and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee. A post office and school (Talbott Elementary School) are located in Talbott. The postal zip code is 37877. It is farm land that isn't farmed much anymore. It seems to only be growing homes now. A nice place to get away from the nearby cities. According to recent census, the population of Talbott is 12, which is .034 citizens per sq. mile.