(a) This part does not apply where any municipality or county by resolution or ordinance declares that a public necessity requires a competing company in that municipality or county.(b) This section shall not apply to telecommunications service providers; provided, that this section shall continue to apply with respect to any ordinance adopted, and any franchise granted pursuant to such an ordinance, prior to June 6, 1995.Acts 1923, ch. 87, § 6; Shan. Supp., § 1843a8; Code 1932, § 5508; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-421; Acts 1995, ch. 408, § 6.
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