FTC: FTC staff files comment with Utah Public Service Commission

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 July 1998-FTC: FTC staff files comment with Utah Public Service Commission (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:170798 * Electric Industry Restructuring The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has filed a comment with the Utah Public Service Commission about consumer protection issues related to electric utility restructuring in the state.

The FTC has a longstanding interest in regulation and competition in energy markets, including proposals to reform regulation of the natural gas and electric power industries. FTC staff has submitted numerous comments concerning these issues at both the federal and state levels. In its comment, the FTC staff noted that among the topics identified in Utah's Report on Consumer Protection to the Electric...