Municipalities authorized to provide telecommunications service.

(b) Any municipality seeking to exercise the authority granted by this section shall be subject to all certification requirements imposed by statute or order of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority upon certified telecommunications providers, as defined in section 16-1 . (c) Any municipality exercising the authority granted by this section may finance any capital expenditures necessary to provide telecommunications service other than community antenna television service, including but not limited to, the costs to acquire or construct necessary systems or facilities, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 109.