; (4) provide local residents and private-sector entities with an opportunity to be heard on the costs and benefits of the project and potential alternatives to the project, including any bids under paragraph (5); and (5) provide private-sector entities with an opportunity to bid to provide the capability or services during the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the notice is published under paragraph (1). (b) Application to existing projects and pending proposals Subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) any contract or other arrangement under which a public provider is providing telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capability or services to the public as of the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) any proposal by a public provider to provide telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capability or services to the public— (A) that is in the request-for-proposals process as of the date of enactment of this Act; (B) the infrastructure for which is in the process of being built as of the date of enactment of this Act; or (C) that has been approved by referendum as of the date of enactment of this Act. 7. Exemptions The requirements under sections 4 and 6 shall not apply— (1) when a public provider provides telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capability or services other than— (A) to the public; or (B) to such classes of users as to make the capability or services effectively available to the public