N.Y. General Municipal Law § 99-y: Internet access and communications

§ 99-y. Internet access and communications. The governing body of any

county, city, town or village is hereby authorized and empowered to

establish, construct, and maintain broadband and related

telecommunications infrastructure, or to contract for the construction

and maintenance of such services with a corporation or nonprofit

organization, and for the maintenance, care, and replacement of

infrastructure in connection therewith, if such governing body finds

that such facilities are necessary. For the purposes of this section,

"nonprofit organization" shall mean a corporation having tax exempt

status under section 501 (c) (3) of the United States internal revenue

code, or any organization incorporated under the not-for-profit

corporation law.