Public Utilities Code section 7000

(a)

For purposes of this chapter, a utility shall mean all of the following:

(1)

An electric corporation.

(2)

A water corporation.

(3)

A telephone corporation.

(4)

A telecommunications carrier, as defined in Section 153 of Title 47 of the United States Code.

(5)

A gas corporation.

(6)

A local publicly owned electric utility and a publicly owned gas utility.

(7)

A special district that owns or operates utilities.

(b)

This chapter shall also apply to the following entities:

(1)

A cable television corporation.

(2)

A cable operator, as defined in Section 522 of Title 47 of the United States Code.

Source: Section 7000, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=7000.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2009; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

Last Updated

Jan. 1, 2009

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