public utility

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von public utility im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: genel hizmet; kamu yararı; kamu hizmeti; (Askeri) KAMU TESİSİ: Demiryolu, gaz, elektrik vesaire kamu hizmetlerini yerine getiren herhangi bir tesis. Buna kısaca "utility" de denir; (Askeri) kamu tesisi
public utility company: kamu kuruluşu
public utility corporation: kamu hizmeti birliği
institution of public utility: (Ticaret) kamu hizmet kurumu
institutions of public utility: (Ticaret) kamu kuruluşları

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von public utility im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a publicly or privately owned company that provides basic services such as electricity, gas, telephone, water or other utilities; company that provides service to the public; Any person, firm, corporation, municipal department or board fully authorized to furnish to the public electricity, gas, steam, telephone, telegraph, cable, transportation or water; a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation; In Canada, a provincial crown cororation such as Ontario Hydro that is owned by the government In the US, a public utility may be government-owned, non-profit, co-operatively owned, or a combination of theabove; Public utilities are services provided by the government or state, such as the supply of electricity and gas, or the train network. Water supplies and other public utilities were badly affected. a private company that is allowed by the government to provide important services such as gas, electricity, water etc. Enterprise that provides certain classes of services to the public, including common-carrier transportation (buses, airlines, railroads); telephone and telegraph services; power, heat and light; and community facilities for water and sanitation. In most countries such enterprises are state-owned and state-operated; in the U.S. they are mainly privately owned, but they operate under close regulation. Given the technology of production and distribution, they are considered natural monopolies, since the capital costs for such enterprises are large and the existence of competing or parallel systems would be inordinately expensive and wasteful. Government regulation in the U.S., particularly at the state level, aims to ensure safe operation, reasonable rates, and service on equal terms to all customers. Some states have experimented with deregulation of electricity and natural-gas operations to stimulate price reductions and improved service through competition, but the results have not been universally promising; Utility operated by a non-profit governmental or quasi-governmental entity Public utilities include municipal utilities, cooperatives, and power marketing authorities