093_SB1137
LRB093 03628 JLS 03657 b
1 AN ACT concerning public utilities.
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
5 changing Section 13-501 as follows:
6 (220 ILCS 5/13-501) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-501)
7 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2005)
8 Sec. 13-501. Tariff; filing.
9 (a) No telecommunications carrier shall offer or provide
10 telecommunications service unless and until a tariff is filed
11 with the Commerce Commission which describes the nature of
12 the service, applicable rates and other charges, terms and
13 conditions of service, and the exchange, exchanges or other
14 geographical area or areas in which the service shall be
15 offered or provided. The Commission may prescribe the form
16 of such tariff and any additional data or information which
17 shall be included therein.
18 (b) After a hearing, the Commission has the discretion
19 to impose an interim or permanent tariff on a
20 telecommunications carrier as part of the order in the case.
21 When a tariff is imposed as part of the order in a case, the
22 tariff shall remain in full force and effect until a
23 compliance tariff, or superseding tariff, is filed by the
24 telecommunications carrier and, after notice to the parties
25 in the case and after a compliance hearing is held, is found
26 by the Commission to be in compliance with the Commission's
27 order.
28 (Source: P.A. 92-22, eff. 6-30-01.)