The last of 8,000 state questionnaires were mailed Thursday seeking reports of utilities' progress in correcting computer software that misinterprets dates after the year 2000.
Officials expect to tally results within two to six weeks.
The Georgia Public Service Commission mailed 350 surveys to companies, cooperatives and local governments that operate telephone, electricity and natural gas systems in the state. A similar survey was conducted in November, but half the municipal and cooperative systems didn't respond. State agencies didn't have any power to require compliance until the Legislature's passage of temporary authority focused just on the so-called Y2K issue. Failure to answer the original survey shouldn't be viewed as evidence cities and cooperatives were hiding that they were behind schedule on repairs, warned PSC Chairman Stan Wise. Instead, officials in those groups were protecting their independence from state regulation, Mr. Wise said.