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90_SB0930
220 ILCS 5/13-801 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-801
220 ILCS 5/13-801.5 new
220 ILCS 5/13-802 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-802
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires
telecommunications carriers primarily engaged in the
provision of local exchange telecommunications services to
disclose financing related to competitive services. Requires
the Commission to study the effects of the entry of local
telecommunications services providers into competitive
services market. Provides that the information and results of
the study shall be included in the Commission's annual
report. Changes the due date of the report to September 1
rather than January 31. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by changing
2 Sections 13-801 and 13-802 and adding Section 13-801.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
6 changing Sections 13-801 and 13-802 and adding Section
7 13-801.5 as follows:
8 (220 ILCS 5/13-801) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-801)
9 (This Section is scheduled to be repealed July 1, 1999.)
10 Sec. 13-801. The Commission shall prepare and issue an
11 annual report on the status of the telecommunications
12 industry and Illinois regulation thereof on September 1
13 January 31 of each year beginning in 1997 1986. Such report
14 shall include:
15 (a) A review of regulatory decisions and actions
16 from the preceding year and a description of pending
17 cases involving significant telecommunications carriers
18 or issues;
19 (b) a description of the telecommunications
20 industry and changes or trends therein, including the
21 number, type and size of firms offering
22 telecommunications services, whether or not such firms
23 are subject to State regulation, telecommunications
24 technologies in place and under development, variations
25 in the geographic availability of services and in prices
26 for services, and penetration levels of subscriber access
27 to local exchange service in each exchange and trends
28 related thereto;
29 (c) the status of compliance by carriers and the
30 Commission with the requirements of this Article;
31 (d) the effects, and likely effects of Illinois
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1 regulatory policies and practices, including those
2 described in this Article, on telecommunications
3 carriers, services and customers;
4 (e) any recommendations for legislative change
5 which are adopted by the Commission and which the
6 Commission believes are in the interest of Illinois
7 telecommunications customers; and
8 (e-5) the information collected pursuant to Section
9 13-801.5; and
10 (f) any other information or analysis which the
11 Commission is required to provide by this Article or
12 deems necessary to provide.
13 The Commission's report shall be filed with the Joint
14 Committee on Legislative Support Services, the Governor, and
15 the Public Counsel and shall be publicly available. The Joint
16 Committee on Legislative Support Services shall conduct
17 public hearings on the report and any recommendations
18 therein.
19 (Source: P.A. 84-1063.)
20 (220 ILCS 5/13-801.5 new)
21 (This Section is scheduled to be repealed July 1, 1999.)
22 Sec. 13-801.5. Financial disclosures. A
23 telecommunications carrier whose primary business is local
24 exchange telecommunications service must disclose to the
25 Commission all of the following:
26 (1) Its sources of funding, internal loans, and
27 borrowing schemes for the transition from providing
28 noncompetitive services to providing competitive
29 services.
30 (2) Its expenditures for advertising, marketing,
31 public relations, community service, charitable
32 activities, and promotional events.
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1 (220 ILCS 5/13-802) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-802)
2 (This Section is scheduled to be repealed July 1, 1999.)
3 Sec. 13-802. The Commission shall study the effects on
4 telecommunications carriers, providers, and customers and on
5 telecommunications services and prices likely to result from
6 the entry of telecommunications carriers into the provision
7 of competitive services. The study issuance of multiple
8 Certificates of Service Authority for Intra-Market Service
9 Area and local exchange service.
10 The Commission shall also study the need to retain
11 mandatory prior Commission approval of tariffs classifying a
12 new interexchange telecommunication service as competitive or
13 reclassifying a previously noncompetitive interexchange
14 telecommunications service as competitive as provided in
15 Section 13-502(e), and the effects of eliminating such
16 mandatory prior approval. Such studies shall include notice
17 and an opportunity for participation and comment by all
18 interested and potentially affected parties. The study Such
19 studies shall be completed by September 1, 1997 January 31,
20 1987 and a summary thereof, together with any legislative
21 recommendations, shall be included in the Commission's Annual
22 Report due on September 1, 1997 January 31, 1987.
23 (Source: P.A. 84-1063.)
24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.