20 ILCS 3921/10

(20 ILCS 3921/10)

Sec. 10. Illinois Century Network. The Illinois Century Network shall be a service creating and maintaining high speed telecommunications networks that provide reliable communication links for wholesale connections with other registered or certified providers and the direct communication needs of various anchor institutions throughout Illinois. The Illinois Century Network may build on existing investments in networking schools, colleges, and universities, and shall avoid duplication of existing communication networks if those networks are capable of maintaining sufficient capacity to meet the requirements of anchor institutions.

By July 1, 2019, the Department of Innovation and Technology shall perform a comprehensive review of the Illinois Century Network including, but not limited to, assets, connections, hardware, and capacity of the current network. Nothing in this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly shall change contractual obligations of the Illinois Century Network that are effective on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 100-611, eff. 7-20-18.)