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MAY 2012
Utilities The Washington, D.C., region’s largest electric company is Potomac Electric Power Co. (Pepco). Allegheny Power and Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) provide service in small areas of Montgomery County. Washington Gas Co. supplies natural gas in parts of the county, as does Allegheny Power and BGE.
Verizon is the “incumbent” local telephone service in the Washington, D.C., region. Comcast is the main provider of cable television services for the county. A joint venture involving Pepco and Residential Communications Network also sells cable TV, phone and Internet access packages in parts of the county. Water and sewer service in Montgomery County is provided by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
14501 Sweitzer Lane Laurel, MD 20707 301-206-9772, 800-634-8400, 800828-6439 www.wsscwater.com
Maryland Public Service Commission
6 St. Paul St., 16th floor Baltimore, MD 21202 410-767-8000 or 800-492-0474 www.psc.state.md.us
Pepco
701 9th Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20068 202-833-7500 or 800-424-8028 www.pepco.com
Baltimore Gas & Electric
2 Center Plaza 110 W. Fayette St. Baltimore, MD 21201 410-685-0123 or 800-685-0123 www.bge.com
Allegheny Power
800 Cabin Hill Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 800-255-3443 www.alleghenypower.com
Washington Gas Co. Corporate Offices
6801 Industrial Road Springfield, VA 22151 703-750-1000 or 800-752-7520 www.washgas.com
A Pepco crew works to replace a power pole after it caught fire, causing a power outage in the area near Indianola Drive. Verizon Corporate Offices
www.verizon.com
140 West St. New York, NY 10007 800-837-4966
Comcast
301-424-4400 or 800-266-2278 www.comcast.com
20 W. Gude Drive Rockville, MD 20850
RCN
DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE
Lanham, MD 20706 800-746-4726 www.rcn.com
10000 Derekwood Lane
Who to contact WHO TO CONTACT
Directory Assistance — 411 Emergency — 911 Emergency Preparedness Hotline — 240-7774200 National Poison Center — 800-222-1222
COUNTY POLICE
Nonemergency — 301-279-8000 Sheriff — 240-777-7000 State police — 800-525-5555
FIRE & RESCUE
Main line — 240-777-2400
UTILITIES
Comcast — 301-424-4400 RCN — 800-746-4726 Verizon — 800-837-4966 Pepco — 800-424-8028 Potomac Edison — 800-255-3443
WSSC — 800-634-8400 Water and Sewer Emergency — 301-2064002 Washington Gas — 800-752-7520 BGE — 800-685-0123
GOVERNMENT
Information/Nonemergency services — 311; outside county — 240-777-0311 County Executive offices — 240-777-2500 County Council — 240-777-7900 Library reference — 240-777-0001 Board of Education — 301-279-3617 Landlord/Tenant — 240-777-3609 Housing and Community Affairs — 240-7773600 Consumer Protection — 240-777-3636 Consumer Protection Hotline — 888-7430023; 410-528-8662 Transportation — 240-777-7170 Recreation — 240-777-6840
Seniors Resource Hotline — 240-777-3000
TRANSPORTATION
Amtrak — 800-872-7245, TDD: 800-523-6590 MARC commuter train — 800-325-7245 Metrorail/Metrobus — 202-637-7000, TDD: 202-638-3780 Ride On bus — 240-777-7433, TDD: 240-7775869
IMPORTANT WEBSITES TO BOOKMARK The Gazette
www.gazette.net
Montgomery County
www.montgomerycountymd.gov
Metro
Maryland government www.maryland.gov
Montgomery County Public Schools www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission www.mc-mncppc.org
Montgomery County Conference and Visitors Bureau www.visitmontgomery.com
Montgomery County Agricultural Center www.mcagfair.com
Board of Elections
www.wmata.com
www.777vote.org
Maryland Transit Administration
Department of Motor Vehicles
www.mtamaryland.com
www.mva.state.md.us