Public utility

A public utility (usually just utility) is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service (often also providing a service using that infrastructure). Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to statewide government monopolies.

The term utilities can also refer to the set of services provided by these organizations consumed by the public: electricity, natural gas, water, and sewage. Broadband internet services (both fixed-line and mobile) are increasingly being included within the definition.

United States

In the United States, public utilities are often natural monopolies because the infrastructure required to produce and deliver a product such as electricity or water is very expensive to build and maintain. As a result, they are often government monopolies, or if privately owned, the sectors are specially regulated by a public utilities commission. The first public utility in the United States was a grist mill on Mother Brook in Dedham, Massachusetts.

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Binance’s new listing guidelines ignite fresh hope for Pi Coin listing

Cryptopolitan 26 Apr 2025
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, Binance, triggered renewed speculations regarding Pi Coin after it updated its token listing guidelines. The more transparent criteria have led many to suspect that Pi is about to be listed on the world’s largest crypto trading exchange....
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Best Crypto To Buy Now In April 2025, Three Projects Gearing Up for a Big Breakout

Cryptopolitan 25 Apr 2025
Once platform utilities like the beta lending protocol and stablecoin become active, and exchange listings expand, many believe MUTM can climb far beyond the initial price ... non-custodial architecture, real yield mechanisms, scalable utility, and a revenue loop that drives recurring demand....
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Pi Network Resumes Trading On This Exchange, What Next For Pi Coin?

CoinGape 25 Apr 2025
The Pi Network has resumed trading on this top exchange, a development which provides a bullish outlook for the Pi coin price ... Altcoin revealed that the Pi Network has resumed trading on the BitMart crypto exchange, a month after the exchange suspended the altcoin pending KYB approval....
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Best Cryptocurrency to Invest in Before the Next Market Run? MUTM Still Offers Sub-$0.10 Access

Cryptopolitan 25 Apr 2025
These tokens offer versatility—they can be held, exchanged, or utilized across various cryptocurrency platforms ... Looking ahead, analysts project that the listing price could eventually climb to $0.06 or beyond, and some models point to a mid-term climb toward the $2–3 range based on projected usage, upcoming exchange listings, and active utility....
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Battle over content creation rights related to AI

China Daily 25 Apr 2025
At the same time, how to strengthen IP protection while widely applying the technology is also being hotly discussed ... More than 60 participants from over 50 nations exchanged views on the utilization of the technology, with many expressing concerns about the risks and challenges, such as deepfakes, copyright issues and AI hallucinations ...  . ....
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Why Trump is losing his trade war with China

Vox 25 Apr 2025
Trump shaking hands with President Xi Jinping of China in 2018. Artyom Ivanov/TASS via Getty Images. In recent days, Donald Trump has signaled eagerness to reach a trade agreement with China ... Yet money is only useful to the extent it can be exchanged for goods and services. Bread has more utility to a starving man than a wallet full of $20s ... ....
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Coinbase Partners with PayPal to Offer Free PYUSD Stablecoin Conversions

CoinGape 24 Apr 2025
This is to enhance the utilization of stablecoins in digital payments, which is a positive development both for firms in their attempt to adopt blockchain technology within the conventional financial markets ... Furthermore, Coinbase users will be able to exchange their PYUSD 1.1 for US dollars ... Increased Utility for Coinbase Customers....
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As wildfires intensify, utilities want liability protections. But then who pays?

The Spokesman-Review 24 Apr 2025
Across the West, electrical utilities are pushing state lawmakers to grant them legal immunity or limit damage payouts if their equipment sparks a blaze ... In exchange for taking those steps, lawmakers would give utilities protection from lawsuits that could expose them to billions of dollars in damage claims....
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PayPal and Coinbase Remove PYUSD Fees to Boost Usage

Crypto Economy 24 Apr 2025
dollars ... Both companies are exploring ways to use the stablecoin in decentralized protocols and onchain services, with the goal of extending its utility beyond exchanges ... PayPal Challenges Circle and Tether ... Coinbase, for its part, seeks to remain competitive among exchanges as one of the most relevant in the United States ... .......
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Army Analyst Faces Lengthy Sentence for Selling Secrets to Foreign Contact

The Arabian Post 24 Apr 2025
The transactions, which occurred between June 2022 and his arrest in March 2024, involved the exchange of sensitive data for approximately $42,000 ... Investigators revealed that Schultz utilized encrypted communication channels to transmit the classified information. In one exchange, ......
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Ethereum Active Addresses Surge: What This Explosive Blockchain Data Reveals

Bitcoin World 24 Apr 2025
Increased Utility ... Higher demand for transactions, coupled with increased utility, can lead investors and users to acquire or hold more ETH, influencing its price positively ... A highly anticipated game, social platform, or utility application launching on Ethereum or an L2 could bring in new users and activity. Exchange Activity....
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Cubs blasted for 'very bad' offseason trade amid 27-year-old's Marlins breakout

Sportingnews 24 Apr 2025
Snap judgments in Major League Baseball are often unwise. But it's just so tempting to make them ... On Dec. 29, the Cubs sent first baseman Matt Mervis, a former top prospect who was blocked at his position by fellow youngster Michael Busch, to the Miami Marlins in exchange for another ex-top farmhand, utility infielder Vidal Brujan ... More MLB ... ....
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Global Interoperability Gaps Revealed in 2025 Healthcare Connectivity Rankings - Black Book

ACCESSWIRE 24 Apr 2025
Estonia, Finland, and Denmark lead global performance in health data exchange; the U.S ... It evaluates comparative EHR utilization, national infrastructure maturity, and real-time health data exchange effectiveness across 18 high-income countries, using both quantitative data and stakeholder sentiment....

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