House amendment makes the following changes to 2nd edition.
Provides that the proposed provisions regarding city-owned communications service provider requirements, notice and public hearing, financing, taxes and payment in lieu of taxes, and public-private partnerships for communications service, also do not apply to a city or joint agency providing communications service as of January 1, 2011, providing the city or joint agency limits the provisions of communications service to (1) persons within the corporate limits of the city providing the communications service, or (2) existing customers of the communications service as of April 1, 2011. Requires that service to customers outside the service area of the city or joint agency comply with the open bidding procedures of Article 8 of GS Chapter 143 when the existing contract service expires or terminates. Makes other technical and conforming changes.