(220 ILCS 30/17.2)

Sec. 17.2. Definitions. As used in this Law:

"Broadband grant recipient" means an electric cooperative that has received grant funding pursuant to any State or federal grant program with the purpose of expanding broadband deployment of and access to broadband services.

"Broadband infrastructure" means aboveground or underground wires, cables, fiber optic lines, conduit, pipe, innerduct, or microduct for fiber optic or other cables and facilities, including ancillary equipment such as power supplies, backhaul, and support structures, that are used in the provision of broadband service.

"Broadband service" means broadband Internet access service as defined in 47 CFR 8.1(b).

"Deploy" means, with respect to broadband infrastructure, to install, operate, maintain, access, inspect, upgrade, replace, repair, remove, and perform activities ancillary to those activities.

"Electric easement" means any recorded or unrecorded easement held by any electricity supplier for the siting of electric facilities, regardless of whether the easement is for the exclusive benefit of the electricity supplier or for use in connection with other utility services and regardless of whether the electricity supplier provides other utility services.

"Grant service area" means the defined location in the broadband grant where the broadband grant recipient is to provide broadband service subject to the broadband grant.

"Property owner" does not include a public utility as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act.

(Source: P.A. 104-426, eff. 8-15-25.)