HB3570 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning telecommunications.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing Section 13-404.2 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/13-404.2)

(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2015)

Sec. 13-404.2. Prepaid calling service standards. The Commission, by rule, may establish and implement minimum service quality standards for prepaid calling service. The rules shall include a requirement that the provider of the prepaid calling service permit a customer to transfer a telephone number used by that customer on any telephone to any other telephone used or to be used by that customer. The rules may include, but are not limited to, requiring access to a live customer service attendant through the customer service number, reporting requirements, fines, penalties, customer credits, remedies, and other enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance with the service quality standards.

(Source: P.A. 93-1002, eff. 1-1-05.)