§ 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.