Senate Sponsors: O'MALLEY-RAUSCHENBERGER-FARLEY-JACOBS-DONAHUE AND KARPIEL. House Sponsors: MADIGAN,MJ-JONES,SHIRLEY-GRANBERG-DANIELS-CHURCHILL Short description: PHONE LOCAL COMPETITION Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Makes legislative findings that changes in telecommunications regulatory policy have brought benefits to consumers except those in local exchange markets, which remain organized as monopolies, and that the public interest requires a change in the monopoly regulation of local exchange telecommunications. Provides that for a service to be classified as competitive, the service or a substitute service must actually be supplied by more than one provider. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to enforce interconnection agreements entered into pursuant to the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. Establishes penalties for violations of interconnection agreements. Amends the Illinois Antitrust Act to remove the exemption from that Act for telecommunications carriers. Changes the sunset date for the Telecommunications Article to July 1, 2001 from July 1, 1999. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 220 ILCS 5/13-203 220 ILCS 5/13-210 220 ILCS 5/13-216 new 220 ILCS 5/13-217 new 220 ILCS 5/13-405 220 ILCS 5/13-502 220 ILCS 5/13-511 new 220 ILCS 5/13-512 new 220 ILCS 5/13-513 new 220 ILCS 5/13-514 new 220 ILCS 5/13-515 new 220 ILCS 5/13-516 new 220 ILCS 5/13-517 new 220 ILCS 5/13-803 740 ILCS 10/5 Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends Sections of the Public Utilities Act relating to legislative findings and policy. Makes legislative findings that competitive ser- vices should be offered in all segments of the telecommunications services market. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds reference to: 5 ILCS 100/1-5 220 ILCS 5/10-111 220 ILCS 5/13-203 220 ILCS 5/13-405 220 ILCS 5/13-502 220 ILCS 5/13-504 220 ILCS 5/13-505 220 ILCS 5/13-505.7 220 ILCS 5/13-506 new 220 ILCS 5/13-509 220 ILCS 5/13-512 new 220 ILCS 5/13-513 new 220 ILCS 5/13-514 new 220 ILCS 5/13-515 new 220 ILCS 5/13-516 new 220 ILCS 5/13-803 740 ILCS 10/5 Replaces the title and everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Ill. Administrative Procedure Act to provide that it does not apply to certain proceedings under the Public Utilities Act. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that local exchange service authority shall be granted upon a showing that the applicant is quali- fied to provide the service. Provides that the burden of justifying the classification of service is upon the provider of the service. Limits refunds for overcharges due to improper classification if no action against the classification is begun within 180 days after the classification. Authorizes rate increases for competitive services to be effective upon filing and notice to customers. Provides that tariffs for competitive services may be based upon a formula or stan- dard that permits a change in rates without prior notice. Authorizes negotiated rates. Prohibits the impeding of competition. Authorizes the Commission to enforce penalities for impeding competition. Es- tablishes monetary penalties. Delays the repeal of the Telecommunica- tions Article of the Public Utilities Act until July 1, 2001. Amends the Ill. Antitrust Act to remove competitive telecommunications ser- vices from the scope of exemptions under that Act. Effective immedi- ately. FISCAL NOTE (Ill. Commerce Commission) Fiscal impact is unknown at this time; most of the additional costs are to be paid by the telecommunications industry. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE (DCCA) SB700 fails to create a State mandate. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0185 Last action date: 97-07-23 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status