Bill Text: IL HB4742 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985 in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if a non-residential customer's service is interrupted for a period of 4 or more continuous hours during normal business hours, then the telecommunications carrier that provides that service must credit the customer with an amount equal to 20% of the customer's monthly fee. Provides that if a non-residential customer's service is interrupted for a period of 8 or more continuous hours during a 24-hour period, then the telecommunications carrier that provides that service must credit the customer with an amount equal to 50% of the customer's monthly fee. Provides that specified provisions do not apply to service interruptions that are the result of weather damage or an accident that is not the fault of the telecommunications carrier.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-15 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4742 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB4742-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB4742 Introduced 1/11/2010, by Rep. Jack D. Franks SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/13-905 new
Amends the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law of 1985 in the Public Utilities Act. Provides that if a non-residential customer's service is interrupted for a period of 4 or more continuous hours during normal business hours, then the telecommunications carrier that provides that service must credit the customer with an amount equal to 20% of the customer's monthly fee. Provides that if a non-residential customer's service is interrupted for a period of 8 or more continuous hours during a 24-hour period, then the telecommunications carrier that provides that service must credit the customer with an amount equal to 50% of the customer's monthly fee. Provides that specified provisions do not apply to service interruptions that are the result of weather damage or an accident that is not the fault of the telecommunications carrier.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning utilities.
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 adding
Section 13-905 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/13-905 new)
Sec. 13-905. Interruption of non-residential services;
credits; refunds.
(a) If a non-residential customer's service is interrupted
for a period of 4 or more continuous hours during normal
business hours, then the telecommunications carrier that
provides that service must credit the customer with an amount
equal to 20% of the customer's monthly fee.
(b) If a non-residential customer's service is interrupted
for a period of 8 or more continuous hours during a 24-hour
period, then the telecommunications carrier that provides that
service must credit the customer with an amount equal to 50% of
the customer's monthly fee.
(c) This Section does not apply to service interruptions
that are the result of weather damage or an accident that is
not the fault of the telecommunications carrier.