Montana Title 2. Government Structure and Administration § 2-17-603. Government competition with private internet services providers prohibited--exceptions

(2)(a) An agency or political subdivision may act as an internet services provider if:

(b) An agency or political subdivision may act as an internet services provider when providing advanced services that are not otherwise available from a private internet services provider within the jurisdiction served by the agency or political subdivision.

(c) If a private internet services provider elects to provide internet services in a jurisdiction where an agency or political subdivision is providing internet services, the private internet services provider shall inform the agency or the political subdivision in writing at least 30 days in advance of offering internet services.

(a) offering [digital] government services to the general public;

(b) acquiring access to the internet from a private internet services provider in order to offer [digital] government services to the general public; or

(c) providing funding to private broadband service providers for broadband service infrastructure projects; or

(d) providing network infrastructure within the contiguous campus of the agency or political subdivision.