MICHIGAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 179 of 1991
484.2252 Telecommunication services offered by public entity.
Sec. 252.
(1) A public entity may provide telecommunication services within its boundaries if the public entity has complied with the requirements of section 14 of the metropolitan extension telecommunications right-of-way oversight act, 2002 PA 48, MCL 484.3114, and all of the following apply:
(a) The public entity has issued a request for competitive sealed bids to provide telecommunication services.
(b) The public entity has received less than 3 qualified bids from private providers.
(c) It is more than 60 days from the date the request for bids was issued.
(d) The public entity is providing the telecommunication services under the same terms and conditions as required under the request for bids issued pursuant to subdivision (a).