Generally service provider companies demand a small deposit from their customers, when providing them with a new connection. The deposit acts a caution money for the service provider. Now though this kind of a plan acts as an insurance or surety to the service provider, it does create some problems for the financially weaker section of the society. Texas is a deregulated area, that means that the people of Texas can choose their individual service providers according to their convenience. This law give quite a good deal of financial freedom for the consumer, as he can now browse and check for specific plans from specific service providers. This has helped the residents to Choose a plan accordingly to their usage and budget. Also the deregulation law has cause quite a lot of competition between the rival service providers. The service providers have been forced to lower their rates in order to stay in the competition. The P.U.C (public utilities commission) regulates all the electrical companies supplying to the deregulated area. Any consumers from within the deregulated area can call the commission for assistance irrespective of their service providers. The commission provides it's services to each and every one of the subscribers. Similarly all the transmission and other such utilities are provided by the Transmission and Utilities Department. The department takes care of and maintains all the transmission lines and the supply network.
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