Item 2 –	Controls and Procedures

2(a) –	The registrant's principal executive and principal financial officers or persons performing similar functions have concluded that the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ″1940 Act″)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rule 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

2(b) –	There were no changes in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant's last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3 –	Exhibits

	Certifications – Attached hereto

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	BlackRock Utilities & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

	By:	/s/ John M. Perlowski
		John M. Perlowski
		Chief Executive Officer of
		BlackRock Utilities & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

	Date: December 22, 2010

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

	By:	/s/ John M. Perlowski
		John M. Perlowski
		Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
		BlackRock Utilities & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

	Date: December 22, 2010

	By:	/s/ Neal J. Andrews
		Neal J. Andrews
		Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
		BlackRock Utilities & Telecommunications Fund, Inc.

	Date: December 22, 2010


Common Stocks	Shares		Value

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%
Tetra Tech, Inc. (a)		9,600	$	202,176

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 11.4%
AT&T Inc.		126,462		3,604,167
BCE, Inc.		33,500		1,122,585
CenturyLink, Inc.		13,400		554,492
Frontier Communications Corp.		16,634		146,047
Qwest Communications International, Inc.		303,700		2,004,420
Swisscom AG		1,100		459,382
TW Telecom, Inc. (a)		31,500		579,600
Telefonica SA		25,648		693,073
Verizon Communications, Inc.		69,300		2,250,171
Windstream Corp.		40,241		509,451

				11,923,388

Electric Utilities — 33.7%
American Electric Power Co., Inc.		84,800		3,174,912
CPFL Energia SA - ADR		6,400		459,712
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais - ADR		28,050		500,412
Cleco Corp.		13,900		434,653
DPL, Inc.		75,000		1,957,500
Duke Energy Corp.		129,832		2,364,241
EDP - Energias do Brasil SA		34,200		742,813
Edison International		61,700		2,276,730
Entergy Corp.		44,900		3,346,397
Exelon Corp.		24,600		1,004,172
FirstEnergy Corp.		39,700		1,441,904
ITC Holdings Corp.		51,000		3,193,110
Iberdrola SA		62,600		528,895
NV Energy, Inc.		17,600		240,416
NextEra Energy, Inc.		79,600		4,381,184
Northeast Utilities, Inc.		31,600		988,448
PPL Corp.		38,300		1,030,270
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.		19,300		794,388
Progress Energy, Inc.		28,800		1,296,000
The Southern Co.		109,800		4,158,126
Westar Energy, Inc.		31,000		784,300

				35,098,583

Gas Utilities — 2.9%
Energen Corp.		10,900		486,576
New Jersey Resources Corp.		20,400		825,996
Oneok, Inc.		7,400		368,668
Questar Corp.		45,700		775,529
UGI Corp.		19,600		589,764

				3,046,533

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 5.7%
The AES Corp. (a)		103,900		1,240,566

Common Stocks	Shares		Value

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (concluded)
AES Tiete SA, Preference Shares		42,300	$	587,120
Calpine Corp. (a)		71,500		893,750
Cia Energetica de Sao Paulo, Preference ‘B’ Shares		41,700		652,367
International Power Plc		136,400		910,090
NRG Energy, Inc. (a)		86,000		1,712,260

				5,996,153

Media — 1.3%
Comcast Corp., Special Class A		44,400		858,252
Time Warner Cable, Inc.		8,000		462,960

				1,321,212

Multi-Utilities — 21.2%
CMS Energy Corp.		116,100		2,133,918
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.		71,100		1,177,416
Centrica Plc		116,300		618,841
Consolidated Edison, Inc.		32,500		1,615,900
DTE Energy Co.		9,300		434,868
Dominion Resources, Inc.		94,174		4,092,802
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.		7,300		388,287
NSTAR		27,000		1,126,170
NiSource, Inc.		20,800		360,048
OGE Energy Corp.		13,700		604,992
PG&E Corp.		56,100		2,682,702
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.		92,400		2,989,140
Sempra Energy		25,600		1,369,088
United Utilities Group Plc		63,200		618,758
Wisconsin Energy Corp.		19,700		1,172,938
Xcel Energy, Inc.		30,900		737,274

				22,123,142

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.5%
EOG Resources, Inc.		8,600		823,192
EQT Corp.		18,000		673,920
PetroHawk Energy Corp. (a)		11,600		197,316
QEP Resources, Inc.		45,700		1,509,471
Range Resources Corp.		8,200		306,598
Southwestern Energy Co. (a)		18,100		612,685
Spectra Energy Corp.		51,616		1,226,912
Talisman Energy, Inc.		19,500		353,730
Williams Cos., Inc.		48,300		1,039,416

				6,743,240

Water Utilities — 2.3%
American States Water Co.		3,400		126,990
American Water Works Co, Inc.		43,200		1,031,616
Aqua America, Inc.		32,400		697,572
California Water Service Group		14,200		530,228


Portfolio Abbreviations


To simplify the listings of portfolio holdings in the Schedule of Investments, the names and descriptions of many of the securities have been abbreviated according to the following list:


ADR	American Depositary Receipts
CZK	Czech Koruna
USD	U.S. Dollar


Common Stocks	Shares		Value

Water Utilities (concluded)
Cia Saneamento, Preference Shares (a)(b)		314		—

			$	2,386,406

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 10.9%
America Movil, SA de CV - ADR		24,700		1,414,322
American Tower Corp., Class A (a)		14,600		753,506
Cellcom Israel Ltd.		11,200		378,448
Clearwire Corp., Class A (a)		72,800		516,152
Crown Castle International Corp. (a)		18,000		776,160
Millicom International Cellular SA		8,200		775,720
NII Holdings, Inc. (a)		34,400		1,438,264
NTELOS Holdings Corp.		20,400		370,668
Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B		16,500		601,177
SBA Communications Corp., Class A (a)		38,800		1,523,288
Sprint Nextel Corp. (a)		179,500		739,540
Vivo Participacoes SA - ADR		13,600		389,504
Vodafone Group Plc - ADR		60,512		1,664,685

				11,341,434

Total Long-Term Investments (Cost – $71,989,724) – 96.1%				100,182,267




Short-Term Securities

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class, 0.22% (c)(d)		124,131		124,131

Total Short-Term Securities (Cost – $124,131) – 0.1%				124,131




Total Investments (Cost – $72,113,855*) – 96.2%				100,306,398
Other Assets Less Liabilities – 3.8%				3,934,585

Net Assets – 100.0%			$	104,240,983


Aggregate cost	$	72,223,643

Gross unrealized appreciation	$	28,693,585
Gross unrealized depreciation		(610,830	)

Net unrealized appreciation	$	28,082,755



Affiliate	Shares Held at July 31, 2010	Net Activity	Shares Held at October 31, 2010	Income

BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class	2,505,607	(2,381,476)	124,131	$ 1,288




Schedule of Investments October 31, 2010 (Unaudited)	BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)



BLACKROCK UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND, INC.	OCTOBER 31, 2010	1




Schedule of Investments (continued)	BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.
	(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)


*	The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of October 31, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:


(a)	Non-income producing security.

(b)	Convertible security.

(c)	Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Fund during the period, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:


(d)	Represents the current yield as of report date.

•	For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Fund management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.

•	Foreign currency exchange contracts as of October 31, 2010 were as follows:




Schedule of Investments (concluded)	BlackRock Utilities and Telecommunications Fund, Inc.


•	Fair Value Measurements - Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives, which are as follows:

	•	Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities

	•	Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)

	•	Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)



Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total

Assets:
Investments in Securities:
Long-Term Investments:
Common Stocks:
Commercial Services & Supplies	$	202,176		—			—	$	202,176
Diversified Telecommunication Services		10,770,933	$	1,152,455			—		11,923,388
Electric Utilities		34,569,688		528,895			—		35,098,583
Gas Utilities		3,046,533		—			—		3,046,533
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders		5,086,063		910,090			—		5,996,153
Media		1,321,212		—			—		1,321,212
Multi-Utilities		20,885,543		1,237,599			—		22,123,142
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels		6,743,240		—			—		6,743,240
Water Utilities		2,386,406		—			—		2,386,406
Wireless Telecommunication Services		11,341,434		—			—		11,341,434
Short-Term Securities		124,131		—			—		124,131

Total	$	96,477,359	$	3,829,039			—	$	100,306,398



Derivative Financial Instruments¹

Valuation Inputs	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total

Liabilities:
Foreign currency exchange contracts		—	$	(4,026	)		—	$	(4,026	)


¹	Derivative financial instruments are foreign currency exchange contracts. Foreign currency exchange contracts are shown at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.