Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 47C of chapter 164 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2002 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word "services", in line 4, the following words:- and cable television services as provided in this section.

SECTION 2. Said section 47C of said chapter 164, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word "regulations", in line 17, the following words:- or the provision of cable television services subject to the same federal and state laws and regulations applicable to municipal lighting plants or other public entities that provide those services.