Section 757.100  Link Up Service Requirement

a)         Each eligible telecommunications carrier shall participate in the "Link Up" program adopted by the FCC in 47 CFR 54.411 et seq. as of July 22, 2004.  This incorporation does not include any later amendments or editions.

b)         As part of its participation in the program identified in subsection (a), each eligible telecommunications carrier shall implement a 50% waiver, of up to $30, of the telephone service installation charge. The waiver shall be applicable to the primary service order, central office and premise visit components of the service connection charges and shall be provided to each qualifying low-income subscriber as specified in Section 757.125.

c)         In addition, each eligible telecommunications carrier shall offer any qualifying low-income subscriber the opportunity to enter into a deferred payment arrangement for the remaining installation charges, up to $200.  Eligible new subscribers shall be given no more than one year to retire the remaining installation charges, and the eligible telecommunications carrier shall refrain from applying interest charges to such amounts for such period.

(Source:  Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 18196, effective November 1, 2006)