(a) The following services provided by an individual, firm, co-partnership, public or private partnership, association, public or private corporation, autonomous governmental instrumentality or agency or other person for compensation are declared to be affected with a public interest and are defined to be a public utility subject to this chapter, and the person providing such service to be a “public utility”.(1) telephone service;(2) water supply services; except retail deliveries;(3) electric power service;(4) public marine passenger transportation services operating under government grant of exclusive franchise;(5) Waste management service provided by the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority or any successor agency;(6) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers.
(1) telephone service;
(2) water supply services; except retail deliveries;
(3) electric power service;
(4) public marine passenger transportation services operating under government grant of exclusive franchise;
(5) Waste management service provided by the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority or any successor agency;
(6) Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers.
(b) None of the foregoing services shall be deemed to be a public utility under this chapter, when supplied by the Federal Government.
(c) Any public utility service supplied by a government owned or created corporation or authority must be regulated in the same manner as rates for public utility services furnished by a private entity.
(d) As used herein, the word “Commission” shall mean the Public Services Commission of the Virgin Islands as continued and established by the provisions of section 137 of Title 3.
(e) No member of the Commission shall have any financial interest in, or be an agent or employee of, or any public utility subject to this chapter.
(f) All utilities, including government owned or created corporations or authorities, regulated by the Public Services Commission are subject to the full regulatory powers and authority of this chapter.