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Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Administers drinking-water and sanitary-sewer services.
Public corporationAEE / PREPAPuerto Rico Electric Power Authority
Is the public corporation associated with electric-system assets and obligations.
Public corporationJRSPPublic Service Regulatory Board
The shared structure for the Energy, Telecommunications, and Transportation and Other Public Services bureaus, together with OIPC. It provides common administration and a legally defined review function; the three bureaus retain their sector-specific powers.
Board or commissionNEPRPuerto Rico Energy Bureau
Puerto Rico’s specialized electric-service regulator. It examines rates, planning, reliability, and disputes within its jurisdiction. It regulates PREPA and other certified energy companies; it is not the company providing or billing for service.
BureauNETPuerto Rico Telecommunications Bureau
The state-level regulator for telecommunications and the cable and satellite television matters assigned by law. It handles compliance, competition, and consumer claims within its jurisdiction. It belongs to JRSP; its authority coexists with federal powers and does not cover every communications matter.
BureauOIPCIndependent Consumer Protection Office
Educates, advises, and advocates for consumers of electricity, telecommunications, and services under NTSP. It is administratively consolidated within JRSP, but the law requires independence from regulators and regulated entities. It may represent consumers; it does not decide their complaints.
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