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This bill amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of state and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services. Specifically, the bill prohibits any state statute, regulation, or other state legal requirement from prohibiting or effectively prohibiting these entities from providing advanced telecommunications capability or any service that utilizes such capability. The bill also includes antidiscrimination safeguards to ensure public providers and public-private partnership providers apply their ordinances and rules without discrimination in favor of themselves or any provider they own. The bill defines key terms like "cooperatively organized provider," "public provider," and "public-private partnership provider."

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