99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3570

 

Introduced , by Rep. John E. Bradley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
220 ILCS 5/13-404.2

    Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that Commerce Commission rules shall require providers of prepaid calling services to permit customers to transfer any telephone number used by that customer to any other telephone used by the customer.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning telecommunications.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
5Section 13-404.2 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/13-404.2)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2015)
8    Sec. 13-404.2. Prepaid calling service standards. The
9Commission, by rule, may establish and implement minimum
10service quality standards for prepaid calling service. The
11rules shall include a requirement that the provider of the
12prepaid calling service permit a customer to transfer a
13telephone number used by that customer on any telephone to any
14other telephone used or to be used by that customer. The rules
15may include, but are not limited to, requiring access to a live
16customer service attendant through the customer service
17number, reporting requirements, fines, penalties, customer
18credits, remedies, and other enforcement mechanisms to ensure
19compliance with the service quality standards.
20(Source: P.A. 93-1002, eff. 1-1-05.)