within the same time frame and at the same consumer prices as proposed under the exclusive contract, or if the provider has agreed, that the provider has not commenced providing or constructing facilities to provide the service in the manner agreed upon; and (iv) Limit the term of any exclusive agreement under this section to not more than six (6) years. (b) The governing body of a city or town or other political subdivision shall allow the nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive and competitively neutral use of its rights-of-way including its poles, conduits, ducts or similar support structures by any telecommunications company and nothing in this section shall be construed to the contrary. (c) Nothing in this section shall restrict the governing body of a city or town, or other political subdivision, from providing a telecommunications service or facility: (i) For its own use; (ii) For 911, E-911 or other emergency services; (iii) For medical or educational purposes; or (iv) To students by an educational institution. (d) Nothing in this section be construed to restrict the governing body of a city or town or other political subdivision, from providing a telecommunications service to a party within the geographic area in which the city, town or political subdivision operates as a telecommunications utility. Any city, town or political subdivision providing a telecommunications service under this subsection shall: (i) Provide the telecommunications service on a nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive and competitively neutral basis; and (ii) Provide the telecommunications service at a price which covers cost, including imputed costs that the city, town or political subdivision would incur if it were a for-profit telecommunications company. (e) Any person may complain to the commission, and the commission may on its own motion initiate an investigation,
within the same time frame and at the same consumer prices as proposed under the exclusive contract, or if the provider has agreed, that the provider has not commenced providing or constructing facilities to provide the service in the manner agreed upon; and (iv) Limit the term of any exclusive agreement under this section to not more than six (6) years. (b) The governing body of a city or town or other political subdivision shall allow the nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive and competitively neutral use of its rights-of-way including its poles, conduits, ducts or similar support structures by any telecommunications company and nothing in this section shall be construed to the contrary. (c) Nothing in this section shall restrict the governing body of a city or town, or other political subdivision, from providing a telecommunications service or facility: (i) For its own use; (ii) For 911, E-911 or other emergency services; (iii) For medical or educational purposes; or (iv) To students by an educational institution. (d) Nothing in this section be construed to restrict the governing body of a city or town or other political subdivision, from providing a telecommunications service to a party within the geographic area in which the city, town or political subdivision operates as a telecommunications utility. Any city, town or political subdivision providing a telecommunications service under this subsection shall: (i) Provide the telecommunications service on a nondiscriminatory, nonexclusive and competitively neutral basis; and (ii) Provide the telecommunications service at a price which covers cost, including imputed costs that the city, town or political subdivision would incur if it were a for-profit telecommunications company. (e) Any person may complain to the commission, and the commission may on its own motion initiate an investigation,
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