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AutoBahned
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Greater Metropolitan Nimrod, Orygun
Posts: 55,993
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by definition a "utility" is something that either belongs to the public or the public has such an over-riding interest in it that it is administered by a private entity that in turn is carefully regulated by govt.
water is a fun example, and you can spend a lifetime studying water law
George Will had a good column on this long ago - he gets the concept but was aghast that people were treating cable TV as a public utility
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