; or (2) any other provider of telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capability or services that the public provider owns or with which the public provider is affiliated. (b) Application of general laws Nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt a public provider that offers telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capability or services to the public from any Federal communications law or regulation that applies to all providers of telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capability or services to the public. 5. Public-private partnerships encouraged It is the sense of Congress that a public provider that intends to provide telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capability or services to the public should consider the potential benefits of a public-private partnership before providing the capability or services. 6. Public input and private sector opportunity to bid (a) Notice and opportunity To be heard Before a public provider may provide telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capability or services to the public, either directly or through a public-private partnership, the public provider shall— (1) publish notice of its intention to do so; (2) generally describe the capability or services to be provided and the proposed coverage area for the capability or services; (3) identify any special capabilities or services to be provided in low-income areas or other demographically or geographically defined areas; (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)