§ 62-32. Supervisory powers; rates and service. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 62‑32. Supervisory powers; rates and service.

(a)        Under the rules herein prescribed and subject to thelimitations hereinafter set forth, the Commission shall have generalsupervision over the rates charged and service rendered by all public utilitiesin this State.

(b)        Except as provided in this Chapter for bus companies, theCommission is hereby vested with all power necessary to require and compel anypublic utility to provide and furnish to the citizens of this State reasonableservice of the kind it undertakes to furnish and fix and regulate thereasonable rates and charges to be made for such service. (1913, c. 127, s. 7; C.S., s. 1112(b); 1933, c. 134,s. 3; 1937, c. 108, s. 2; 1941, cc. 59, 97; 1959, c. 639, s. 12; 1963, c. 1165,s. 1; 1985, c. 676, s. 5.)