Public Utilities Commission of Guam
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The Public Utilities Commission of Guam is a government regulatory agency responsible for overseeing and setting rates for the island’s public utilities, including electricity, water, and telecommunications services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Utilities Commission of Guam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5231223 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Utilities Commission of Guam Context triple: [Guam Power Authority, regulatedBy, Public Utilities Commission of Guam]
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A.
Guam Power Authority
Guam Power Authority is the government-owned electric utility responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity throughout Guam.
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B.
Guam Economic Development Authority
The Guam Economic Development Authority is a government agency responsible for promoting economic growth, investment, and business development in Guam.
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C.
Guam Department of Public Works
The Guam Department of Public Works is the territorial government agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Guam’s public infrastructure, including roads, public buildings, and related facilities.
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D.
Guam Waterworks Authority
Guam Waterworks Authority is the public utility agency responsible for providing and managing water and wastewater services across Guam.
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E.
Port Authority of Guam
The Port Authority of Guam is the government-owned agency responsible for operating and managing Guam’s commercial seaport and related maritime facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Utilities Commission of Guam Target entity description: The Public Utilities Commission of Guam is a government regulatory agency responsible for overseeing and setting rates for the island’s public utilities, including electricity, water, and telecommunications services.
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A.
Guam Power Authority
Guam Power Authority is the government-owned electric utility responsible for generating, transmitting, and distributing electricity throughout Guam.
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B.
Guam Economic Development Authority
The Guam Economic Development Authority is a government agency responsible for promoting economic growth, investment, and business development in Guam.
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C.
Guam Department of Public Works
The Guam Department of Public Works is the territorial government agency responsible for planning, constructing, and maintaining Guam’s public infrastructure, including roads, public buildings, and related facilities.
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D.
Guam Waterworks Authority
Guam Waterworks Authority is the public utility agency responsible for providing and managing water and wastewater services across Guam.
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E.
Port Authority of Guam
The Port Authority of Guam is the government-owned agency responsible for operating and managing Guam’s commercial seaport and related maritime facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government regulatory agency
ⓘ
public utilities commission ⓘ |
| country | Guam ⓘ |
| governedBy | Guam Public Utilities Commission enabling legislation ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Guam ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | PUC ⓘ |
| hasComposition | commissioners appointed under Guam law ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
balance interests of utilities and consumers
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ensure safe and adequate utility service ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ensures just and reasonable utility rates
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monitors compliance with regulatory requirements ⓘ promotes reliable utility service ⓘ protects consumer interests in utility services ⓘ reviews and approves utility infrastructure projects ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Guam statutes ⓘ |
| hasRole |
adopts rules and regulations for utilities
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approves rate changes for regulated utilities ⓘ arbitrates certain disputes involving utilities ⓘ conducts public hearings on utility matters ⓘ issues regulatory orders ⓘ oversees quality of service of regulated utilities ⓘ sets utility rates ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Guam ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Hagåtña, Guam ⓘ |
| oversees |
Guam Power Authority
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Guam Waterworks Authority ⓘ cable television operators in Guam ⓘ certain transportation carriers in Guam ⓘ telecommunications carriers in Guam ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Guam ⓘ |
| regulates |
cable television services in Guam
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electric power utilities in Guam ⓘ public utilities in Guam ⓘ telecommunications services in Guam ⓘ transportation services in Guam ⓘ wastewater utilities in Guam ⓘ water utilities in Guam ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope |
cable television
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electricity ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ transportation ⓘ wastewater ⓘ water ⓘ |
| sector | public utilities regulation ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Guam law
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applicable U.S. federal law in its jurisdiction ⓘ |
| usesProcess |
formal dockets for regulatory proceedings
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public hearings for rate cases ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Utilities Commission of Guam Description of subject: The Public Utilities Commission of Guam is a government regulatory agency responsible for overseeing and setting rates for the island’s public utilities, including electricity, water, and telecommunications services.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.