PROHIBITED MUNICIPAL SERVICES

(a) A municipality or municipal electric system may not offer for sale to the public: (1) a service for which a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority is required; or (2) a nonswitched telecommunications service used to connect a customer's premises with: (A) another customer's premises within the exchange; or (B) a long distance provider that serves the exchange. (b) Subsection (a) applies to a service offered either directly or indirectly through a telecommunications provider. (c) This section may not be construed to prevent a municipally owned utility from providing to its energy customers, either directly or indirectly, any energy related service involving the transfer or receipt of information or data concerning the use, measurement, monitoring, or management of energy utility services provided by the municipally owned utility, including services such as load management or automated meter reading.