093_SB1099 LRB093 07831 JLS 08020 b 1 AN ACT concerning telecommunications. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding 5 Sections 13-221 and 13-502.7 as follows: 6 (220 ILCS 5/13-221 new) 7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2005) 8 Sec. 13-221. Terminating switched access. "Terminating 9 switched access" means arrangements provided by a 10 telecommunications carrier to another telecommunications 11 carrier for the second carrier's use in furnishing 12 telecommunications services to end users. Terminating 13 switched access provides a 2-point electrical communications 14 path between the second telecommunications carrier's 15 facilities and the end user. It includes transport, 16 switching, and switching usage provided by the first 17 telecommunications carrier to the second carrier. Terminating 18 switched access provides for the ability to terminate calls 19 from the second telecommunications carrier's facilities to an 20 end user's premises in the MSA where the call is being 21 terminated. 22 (220 ILCS 5/13-502.7 new) 23 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2005) 24 Sec. 13-502.7. Terminating switched access; 25 classification. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of 26 Section 13-502, terminating switched access shall be 27 classified as noncompetitive whether it is offered by an 28 incumbent local exchange carrier or any other 29 telecommunications carrier. The rates charged by a 30 telecommunications carrier for terminating switched access -2- LRB093 07831 JLS 08020 b 1 services shall not exceed the terminating switched access 2 rates of the incumbent local exchange carrier in the 3 territory in which the end user is located. 4 Telecommunications carriers shall pass through reductions in 5 terminating switched access charges to end users. 6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 7 becoming law.