telephone

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What it is: The North Carolina Utilities Commission regulates the rates and services of the state’s public utilities, which include providers of electricity, natural gas, water and telephone service.

From Salon

The few trees that had survived the fire now looked like Christmas trees planted on top of telephone poles.

From Los Angeles Times

The 12-man company built structures for telephones and electrical equipment alongside train tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said she made an initial apology in a "personal" telephone conversation with the academic.

From BBC

The findings were in response to Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s request in July for an audit of the agency’s telephone customer-service times.

From MarketWatch