In plain English
This is about having utility service started at a property through the provider. It focuses on the beginning of supply to the home or other property.
In context
Here, it means requesting that a utility provider begin supplying the home with the utility.
- Situation
- Setting up utilities and submitting maintenance, repair, and access requests
- What it communicates
- requests the start of utility service for the home.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not identify which utility is being started.
Examples
“Before the new tenants arrived, the landlord called the utility company to activate service at the empty flat.”
“After getting the keys, Rosa asked the provider to activate service for the farmhouse.”