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Georgia Public Service Commission

This site provides a wide range of consumer services including explanations of how utilities are governed in Georgia, the ability to file complaints, gas marketer comparisons and bill calculators. Georgia Public Service Commission

One-stop Utilities

Helpful Hint: These companies offer one-stop shopping and activation for many of your utilities.

Helpful Hint: Some utility companies offer fixed rate plans. These are different than monthly fixed payment plans. Be sure to select what will work best for your situation.

Helpful Hint: Don’t hesitate to negotiate and ask for a better rate. You may not get the best deal the first time.

Helpful Hint: Several companies offer package deals for TV, cell phone, Internet and home phone services.

Electricity

Helpful Hint: Both Georgia Power and Sawnee EMC provide service throughout the entire county. Check with your REALTOR to learn which one will service your new home.

Georgia Power

Sawnee EMC

Natural Gas

Atlanta Gas Light’s Guide to Natural Gas Marketers

Water & Sewer

Waste Collection & Recycling

Helpful Hint: Not all private companies offer the same recycling services. Most companies do not offer pick-up for everything that the county will accept at the recycling centers.

Helpful Hint: Check if your new neighborhood has preferred collectors, limited collection days, or a community contract.

Forsyth County Recycling

Allcycle Sanitation & Recycling Services
725 Branch Road
Alpharetta,GA 30004
(770) 475-1853

Advanced Disposal/G&G Sanitation Systems
8880 Old Federal Road
Ballground,GA 30107
(770) 887-6063
www.advanceddisposal.com

Sanitation Solutions
Phone: (770) 886-7323

United Waste Robertson Sanitation
P.O. Box 44066
Atlanta,GA 30336
Phone: (770) 941-4363; 770-944-4974
www.rob-san.com

Waste Management
Metro Atlanta Customer Service
3001 South Pioneer Drive
Smyrna, GA 30082
(404) 794-6707
email: Atlantasales@wm.com
On-line new service request form: www.wm.com

Home Phone

MUST READ:
Georgia Public Service Commission’s Consumer Advisory

Helpful Hint: Register your home phone and your cell phone with the no-call lists to prohibit telemarketer calls from for-profit groups. [Non-profit organizations can still call.]

Helpful Hint: Don’t know who Clark Howard is? Welcome to Georgia! He’s our resident consumer advisor with a radio show, newspaper column, TV spots and a web site.

Long-distance providers
This link is to Clark Howard’s current list of long distance providers.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) – Requires high speed Internet
This link is to Clark Howard’s current list of VOIP providers.

Internet

Bell South - DSL
Adelphia - Cable Modem
Helpful Hint: If the DSL provider believes they should be able to provide you with service, and they can’t get “the line provisioned”, verify with Bell South that there isn’t malfunctioning hardware in your area.
Georgia Public Services Commission – Bellsouth & DSL
Earthlink – DSL
Top 20 list of high speed providers

TV

Adelphia
Helpful Hint: If you decide on a satellite system, be sure to get enough dishes and receiver modules to support all your TV’s with a high quality signal.
DirecTV
DISH Network

Cell Phone (Coverage Maps)

Helpful Hint: Register your home phone and your cell phone with the no-call lists to prohibit telemarketer calls from for-profit groups. [Non-profit organizations can still call.]

Helpful Hint: Hills, Lake Lanier, and power lines from Lake Lanier may interfere with your cell service, especially when driving. Hang on – it typically is only a problem for a few hundred yards.