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90_HB2697

      220 ILCS 5/13-1001 new
      220 ILCS 5/13-1002 new
          Amends  the  Telecommunications  Article  of  the  Public
      Utilities Act.  Provides that new telephone numbers shall not
      be allocated to telecommunications carriers in blocks of more
      than 1,000 numbers.  Directs the Illinois Commerce Commission
      to adopt rules requiring the return  of  unused  numbers  for
      reallocation.    Provides   that  the  Commission  shall  not
      authorize the creation of a new area code within an  existing
      area  code  in  Cook County or any of the the collar counties
      unless at least 75% of the  potentially  available  telephone
      numbers  within  the  existing  area  code  are being used by
      consumers   of   telecommunications   services.     Effective
      immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Public  Utilities  Act by adding
 2    Sections 13-1001 and 13-1002.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
 6    Sections 13-1001 and 13-1002 as follows:
 7        (220 ILCS 5/13-1001 new)
 8        Sec. 13-1001.  Allocation of telephone numbers.
 9        (a)  An   entity  responsible  for  allocating  telephone
10    numbers to a telecommunications carrier  shall  not  issue  a
11    block  of  more  than  1,000 new telephone numbers at any one
12    time to any telecommunications carrier.
13        (b)  By January 1, 1999, the Commission shall adopt rules
14    concerning  the  allocation  of  new  telephone  numbers   to
15    telecommunications carriers and requiring the periodic return
16    for  reallocation  of  numbers  that have been allocated to a
17    telecommunications  carrier  but  are  not  being   used   by
18    consumers of telecommunications services.
19        (220 ILCS 5/13-1002 new)
20        Sec.   13-1002.  Creation   of   new   area  codes.   The
21    Commission shall not approve the creation of a new area  code
22    within  an  existing  area code in Cook, Lake, McHenry, Kane,
23    DuPage, or Will County unless at least 75% of the potentially
24    available telephone numbers within the existing area code are
25    being used by consumers of telecommunications services.
26        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
27    becoming law.

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