Bill Text: IL SB0709 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "telecommunications carrier".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-08-15 - Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Re-referred to Assignments; Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b). [SB0709 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB0709-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB0709 Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/13-202 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-202
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "telecommunications carrier".
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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 changing
Section 13-202 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/13-202) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-202)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2009)
Sec. 13-202. "Telecommunications carrier" means and and
includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock
company or association, firm, partnership or individual, their
lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court
whatsoever that owns, controls, operates or manages, within
this State, directly or indirectly, for public use, any plant,
equipment or property used or to be used for or in connection
with, or owns or controls any franchise, license, permit or
right to engage in the provision of, telecommunications
services between points within the State which are specified by
the user. Telecommunications carrier does not include,
however:
(a) telecommunications carriers that are owned and
operated by any political subdivision, public or private
institution of higher education or municipal corporation of
this State, for their own use, or telecommunications carriers

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that are owned by such political subdivision, public or private
institution of higher education, or municipal corporation and
operated by any of its lessees or operating agents, for their
own use;
(b) telecommunications carriers which are purely mutual
concerns, having no rates or charges for services, but paying
the operating expenses by assessment upon the members of such a
company and no other person but does include telephone or
telecommunications cooperatives as defined in Section 13-212;
(c) a company or person which provides telecommunications
services solely to itself and its affiliates or members or
between points in the same building, or between closely located
buildings, affiliated through substantial common ownership,
control or development; or
(d) a company or person engaged in the delivery of
community antenna television services as described in
subdivision (c) of Section 13-203, except with respect to the
provision of telecommunications services by that company or
person.
(Source: P.A. 87-856.)