Editing Jacksonville, Florida (section)

===Utilities===

{{main|Jacksonville Electric Authority}}
[[File:JEAHQ.jpeg|thumb|right|[[JEA]] headquarters in [[downtown Jacksonville]]]]
Basic utilities in Jacksonville (water, sewer, electric) are provided by [[JEA]] (formerly the Jacksonville Electric Authority). According to Article 21 of the ''Jacksonville City Charter'':

<blockquote>JEA is authorized to own, manage and operate a utilities system within and outside the City of Jacksonville. JEA is created for the express purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, financing and otherwise have plenary authority with respect to electric, water, sewer, natural gas and such other utility systems as may be under its control now or in the future.<ref>[http://library.municode.com/HTML/12174/level3/CHRELA_PTACHLACHJAFL_ART21JE.html "Article 21. -JEA"] Municode website, Jacksonville City Charter</ref></blockquote>

[[TECO Energy|People's Gas]] is Jacksonville's natural gas provider. [[Comcast]] is Jacksonville's local cable provider. [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] (formerly [[BellSouth]]) is Jacksonville's local phone provider, and their [[U-Verse]] service offers TV, internet, and VoIP phone service to customers served by fiber-to-the-premises or fiber-to-the-node using a [[Video ready access device|VRAD]]. The city has a successful recycling program with separate pickups for garbage, [[Green waste|yard waste]] and recycling. Collection is provided by several private companies under contract to the City of Jacksonville.