公用事业特许经营与商业特许经营在性质上具有不同性。公用事业特许经营虽采用了协议的方式,但究其本质并非合同而是信托。政府为了公共利益和效率,将自己的财产权利信托给企业,作为受许人的企业则肩负受托义务。因此,公用事业特许经营是为公共利益的信托。 Utilities franchising and commercial franchising are different in nature. Although public utility concessions adopt an agreement, the nature of the concession is not a contract but a trust. For the public interest and efficiency, the government trusts its own property rights with the enterprise, while the enterprise as a licensee shoulders the fiduciary duties. Therefore, the utility franchise is a trust for the public interest.