(a) On customer request, an electing company shall provide private network services to:
(1) an educational institution;
(2) a library;
(3) a telemedicine center; or
(4) a legally constituted consortium or group of entities listed in this subsection.
(b) Except as provided by Section 59.081, the electing company shall provide the private network services for the private and sole use of the receiving entity. However, the company may provide the services with a facility that is used to provide another service to another customer.
(c) The customers listed in Subsection (a) are a special class of customers for purposes of the private network for distance learning, telemedicine, and information-sharing purposes.