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:
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;
Provide more effective management of state telecommunications resources and implement long-range plans and procurement;
Manage, plan and coordinate all telecommunications systems under the jurisdiction of the state. This centralized management function would be provided throughout the following activities:
Administration of existing systems including coordination of activities, vendors, service orders and billing/record-keeping functions;
Planning of new systems or services;
Design of replacement systems;
Project management during specification writing, bid letting, proposal evaluation and contract negotiations;
Implementation supervision of new systems and ongoing support;
Implementation of long-term state plans; and
Management of intra-LATA and inter-LATA networks.