### Question
Can you define what utility means?


### Answer
**Utility** is defined as the following in *47 U.S.C. § 224*:

> any person who is a local exchange carrier or an electric, gas, water, steam, or other public utility, and who owns or controls poles, ducts, conduits, or rights-of-way used, in whole or in part, for any wire communications

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 224*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-RADIO ACT OF 1927 > SUBCHAPTER II-COMMON CARRIERS > Part I-Common Carrier Regulation**

