Utility Provider Choices
With the deregulation of utilities and surge of third-party suppliers, consumers have an unprecedented number of choices in utility providers. The following list includes only the major companies that serve the region. Some communities, even a few smaller villages and towns, provide comprehensive municipal utilities. For details about specific providers that serve your community, contact your municipal or county clerk.
Online Information
Energy Guide
Provider directory and advice on lowering utility bills
Energy Price Shopping
Comparative costs for gas and electric suppliers
New York State Public Service Commission
Regulates utilities to ensure safe, reliable, reasonably priced services
Major Utility Providers
Telephone & Cable Television
Telephone
AT&T
Frontier Communications
Optimum by Altice
Spectrum
Verizon
Cable Television
DirecTV
Optimum
Spectrum
Verizon Fios
Water, Sewer & Waste Removal
The providers of water service, sewer service, and solid waste removal vary with your county and municipality. For details on municipal utilities or the companies that are contracted to provide these services, contact your municipal clerk or county clerk if you reside in an unincorporated area.
