Arkansas Public Service Commission
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The Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC) regulates the service and rates of those utilities subject to its jurisdiction in Arkansas. When it was originally created by the General Assembly in 1899, this was only the Railroads. Today the commission regulates telephone
service, natural gas
lines, water pipelines, and electricity.
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
service, natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
lines, water pipelines, and electricity.