Miss. Code Ann. § 25-53-109

The bureau is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise such duties and powers necessary to effectuate the purposes of Sections 25-53-101 through 25-53-125 including the following: (a) Form an advisory council made up of persons with expertise, and experience in the field of telecommunications for the purpose of setting goals, establishing long-range plans and policies and to oversee and assist in the procurement activities regarding telecommunications equipment and services; (b) Provide more effective management of state telecommunications resources and implement long-range plans and procurement; (c) Manage, plan and coordinate all telecommunications systems under the jurisdiction of the state. This centralized management function would be provided throughout the following activities: (i) Administration of existing systems including coordination of activities, vendors, service orders and billing/record-keeping functions; (ii) Planning of new systems or services; (iii) Design of replacement systems; (iv) Project management during specification writing, bid letting, proposal evaluation and contract negotiations; (v) Implementation supervision of new systems and ongoing support; (vi) Implementation of long-term state plans; and (vii) Management of intra-LATA and inter-LATA networks.