On Public Utilities Franchise

This essay tries to research the causation of the development of public utilities, analysis the legal foundation and system values of franchise, discloses the relationship between franchise system and public utilities, and constructs the general structure of franchise system.The paper summarizes the inner and outer reasons of difficulties of public utilities development, demonstrates the subject inaccuracy and absence of public utilities. By pursuing the history background and era values of franchise, the paper concludes the system meaning of it, so that connect the franchise with public utilities. But the differences among different sectors of public utilities request us to design individual systems according to the sectors.After finishing the combination between public utilities and franchise system, this paper discusses the research mistakes of franchise system, concludes the characters of franchise system and forms the elements of franchise agreement. By reviewing the model text of franchise agreement of Ministry of Construction, the paper considers the legislators form incorrect legal concepts. In the end, the essay researches the kinds of the breach of contract and legal responsibilities of franchise agreement.