2a1689ee____Center_for_Public_Integrity__ary__provided_by_Ars_Technica_
[State] Virginia
Municipal electric utilities can offer phone and Internet services "provided that they do not subsidize services, that they impute private-sector costs into their rates, that they do not charge rates lower than the incumbents, and that [they] comply with numerous procedural, financing, reporting and other requirements that do not apply to the private sector." Other requirements make it nearly impossible for municipalities to offer cable service, except in Bristol, which was grandfathered. Related statutes
How big telecom smothers city-run broadband | Center for Public Integrity
Summary (provided by Ars Technica)