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.
Linch is an unincorporated community in southeastern Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. It lies along WYO 192 southeast of the city of Buffalo, the county seat of Johnson County. Its elevation is 4,957 feet (1,511 m), and it is located at 43°36′23″N 106°11′46″W / 43.60639°N 106.19611°W / 43.60639; -106.19611 (43.6063624, -106.1961324). Although Linch is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 82640. Public education in the community of Linch is provided by Johnson County School District #1.