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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    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 

 
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    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing 
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Section 13-202 as follows:
 



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    (220 ILCS 5/13-202)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-202)



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    (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2009)

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    Sec. 13-202. 
"Telecommunications carrier" means and
and 
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includes every
corporation, company, association, joint stock 
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company or association,
firm, partnership or individual, their 
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lessees, trustees or receivers
appointed by any court 
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whatsoever that owns, controls, operates or manages,
within 
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this State, directly or indirectly, for public use, any plant,

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equipment or property used or to be used for or in connection 
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with, or owns
or controls any franchise, license, permit or 
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right to engage in the
provision of, telecommunications 
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services between points within the State
which are specified by 
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the user.  Telecommunications carrier does not
include, 
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however:
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    (a) telecommunications carriers that are owned and 
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operated by any
political subdivision, public or private 
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institution of higher education or
municipal corporation of 
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this State, for their own use, or
telecommunications carriers 
 


 






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that are owned by such political subdivision,
public or private 
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institution of higher education, or municipal corporation
and 
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operated by any of its lessees or operating agents, for their 
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own use;

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    (b) telecommunications carriers which are purely mutual 
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concerns, having
no rates or charges for services, but paying 
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the operating expenses by
assessment upon the members of such a 
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company and no other person but does
include telephone or 
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telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
Section 13-212;

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    (c) a company or person which provides telecommunications 
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services solely to
itself and its affiliates or members or 
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between points in the same building,
 or between closely located 
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buildings, affiliated through substantial
common ownership, 
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control or development; or

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    (d) a company or person engaged in the delivery of 
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community antenna
television services as described in 
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subdivision (c) of Section 13-203,
except with respect to the 
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provision of telecommunications services by that
company or 
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person.

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(Source: P.A. 87-856.)