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220 ILCS 5/13-804
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIII - Telecommunications

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)Sec. 13-804. Broadband investment. Increased investment into broadband infrastructure is critical to the economic development of this State and a key component to the retention of existing jobs and the creation of new jobs. The removal of regulatory uncertainty will attract greater private-sector investment in broadband infrastructure. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Article:(A) the Commission shall have the authority to     certify providers of wireless services, including, but not limited to, private radio service, public mobile service, or commercial mobile service, as those terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. 332 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly or as amended thereafter, to provide telecommunications services in Illinois;(B) the Commission shall have the authority to     certify providers of wireless services, including, but not limited to, private radio service, public mobile service, or commercial mobile service, as those terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. 332 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly or as amended thereafter, as eligible telecommunications carriers in Illinois, as that term has the meaning prescribed in 47 U.S.C. 214 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly or as amended thereafter;(C) the Commission shall have the authority to     register providers of fixed or non-nomadic Interconnected VoIP service as Interconnected VoIP service providers in Illinois in accordance with Section 401.1 of this Article;(D) the Commission shall have the authority to     require providers of Interconnected VoIP service to participate in hearing and speech disability programs; and(E) the Commission shall have the authority to access     information provided to the non-profit organization under Section 20 of the High Speed Internet Services and Information Technology Act, provided the Commission enters into a proprietary and confidentiality agreement governing such information.Except to the extent expressly permitted by and consistent with federal law, the regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, this Article, Article XXI or XXII of this Act, or this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Commission shall not regulate the rates, terms, conditions, quality of service, availability, classification, or any other aspect of service regarding (i) broadband services, (ii) Interconnected VoIP services, (iii) information services, as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153(20) on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly or as amended thereafter, or (iv) wireless services, including, but not limited to, private radio service, public mobile service, or commercial mobile service, as those terms are defined in 47 U.S.C. 332 on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly or as amended thereafter.  (Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
220 ILCS 5/13-900.1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIII - Telecommunications

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)Sec. 13-900.1. Authority over 9-1-1 rates and terms of service. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article, the Commission retains its full authority over the rates and service quality as they apply to 9-1-1 system providers, including the Commission's existing authority over interconnection with 9-1-1 system providers and 9-1-1 systems. The rates, terms, and conditions for 9-1-1 service shall be tariffed and shall be provided in the manner prescribed by this Act and shall be subject to the applicable laws, including rules or regulations adopted and orders issued by the Commission or the Federal Communications Commission. The Commission retains this full authority regardless of the technologies utilized or deployed by 9-1-1 system providers.  (Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
220 ILCS 5/13-900.2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIII - Telecommunications

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)Sec.  13-900.2. Access services.(a) This Section shall apply to switched access rates charged by all carriers other than Electing Providers whose switched access rates are governed by subsection (g) of Section 13-506.2 of this Act.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this Section, the rates of any telecommunications carrier, including, but not limited to, competitive local exchange carriers, providing intrastate switched access service shall be reduced to rates no higher than the carrier's rates for interstate switched access service as follows:(1) by January 1, 2011, each telecommunications     carrier must reduce its intrastate switched access rates by an amount equal to 50% of the difference between its then current intrastate switched access rates and its then current interstate switched access rates;(2)  by January 1, 2012, each telecommunications     carrier must further reduce its intrastate switched access rates by an amount equal to 50% of the difference between its then current intrastate switched access rates and its then current interstate switched access rates;(3)  by July 1, 2012, each telecommunications carrier     must reduce its intrastate switched access rates to mirror its then current interstate switched access rates and rate structure.Following 24 months after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, each telecommunications carrier must continue to set its intrastate switched access rates to mirror its interstate switched access rates and rate structure.  For purposes of this Section, the rate for intrastate switched access service means the composite, per-minute rate for that service, including all applicable fixed and traffic-sensitive charges, including, but not limited to, carrier common line charges.(c) Subsection (b) of this Section shall not apply to incumbent local exchange carriers serving 35,000 or fewer access lines.(d) Nothing in subsection (b) of this Section prohibits a telecommunications carrier from electing to offer intrastate switched access service at rates lower than its interstate rates.(e) The Commission shall have no authority to order a telecommunications carrier to set its rates for intrastate switched access at a level lower than its interstate switched access rates.   (Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
220 ILCS 5/13-900.3
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIII - Telecommunications

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)Sec. 13-900.3. Regulatory flexibility for 9-1-1 system providers.(a) For purposes of this Section, "Regional Pilot Project" to implement next generation 9-1-1 has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 2.22 of the Emergency Telephone System Act.(b)  For the limited purpose of a Regional Pilot Project to implement next generation 9-1-1, as defined in Section 13-900 of this Article, the Commission may forbear from applying any rule or provision of Section 13-900 as it applies to implementation of the Regional Pilot Project to implement next generation 9-1-1 if the Commission determines, after notice and hearing, that:  (1) enforcement of the rule is not necessary to ensure the development and improvement of emergency communication procedures and facilities in such a manner as to be able to quickly respond to any person requesting 9-1-1 services from police, fire, medical, rescue, and other emergency services;  (2) enforcement of the rule or provision is not necessary for the protection of consumers; and  (3) forbearance from applying such provisions or rules is consistent with the public interest.  The Commission may exercise such forbearance with respect to one, and only one, Regional Pilot Project as authorized by Sections 10 and 11 of the Emergency  Telephone Systems Act to implement next generation 9-1-1.  (Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
220 ILCS 5/13-904
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIII - Telecommunications

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)Sec. 13-904. Continuation of Article; validation.(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly manifests the intention of the General Assembly to extend the repeal of this Article and have this Article  continue in effect until December 31, 2020.(b) This Article shall be deemed to have been in continuous effect since July 1, 2017 and it shall continue to be in effect henceforward until it is otherwise lawfully repealed. All previously enacted amendments to this Article taking effect on or after July 1, 2017, are hereby validated. All actions taken in reliance on or under this Article  by  the Illinois Commerce Commission or any other person or entity are hereby validated.(c) In order to ensure the continuing effectiveness of this Article, it is set forth in full and reenacted by this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly. Striking and underscoring are used only to show changes being made to the base text. This reenactment is intended as a continuation of this Article. It is not intended to supersede any amendment to this Article that is enacted by the 100th General Assembly.   (Source: P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.)
220 ILCS 5/13-1200
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIII - Telecommunications

(220 ILCS 5/13-1200)(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2026)Sec. 13-1200. Repealer. This Article is repealed December 31, 2026.(Source: P.A. 101-639, eff. 6-12-20; 102-9, eff. 6-3-21.)
220 ILCS 5/Art. XIV heading
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 ARTICLE XIV.      LOCAL TRANSIT COMMISSIONS
220 ILCS 5/14-101
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-101)Sec. 14-101.         Whenever the city council of any city in this state shall  pass and there shall become operative and effective an ordinance granting  consent, permission and authority for the establishment, maintenance and  operation of a comprehensive unified local transportation system, the major  portion of which is or is to be located within or the major portion of the  service of which is or is to be supplied to the inhabitants of such city,  and which system is used or to be used chiefly for the transportation of  persons, there shall be created and established a local transit commission  as and for the purposes hereinafter provided.Such local transit commission shall be designated "Transit Commission"  preceded by the name of such city.The term "transit commission" as hereinafter used in this Article means  the local transit commission created and established pursuant to the  provisions of this Article.The term "city" as hereinafter used in this Article means any city  establishing a local transit commission pursuant to the provisions of this  Article.The term "comprehensive unified local transportation system" as used in  this Article means a transportation system comprising all of the street  railways and also all of the local railroads the major portions of which  are within the city (provided there are such local railroads in such city)  and may also comprise public utility motor vehicle lines and/or any other  local public utility transportation facilities, the major portions of which  are within the city.The term "local railroads" as herein used means railroads used chiefly  for local passenger transportation and does not include a railroad  constituting or used as part of a steam trunk line railroad system operated  as a common carrier of freight and passengers.The transit commission shall consist of three members to be appointed by  the mayor by and with the advice and consent of the city council of the  city, one of which members shall be designated chairman of the commission.Immediately upon appointment the members of the commission shall  respectively take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office. Each  member of the commission shall before entering upon the duties of his  office give bond with a surety or sureties approved by the city council of  the city in the sum of $25,000.00 conditioned upon the faithful performance  of his duties as such member.Upon the qualification of the members of the commission as herein  provided, the commission shall be deemed created and established for all of  the purposes of this Article, and the fact of such creation and  establishment shall by the Commission be certified to the Governor of the  State of Illinois and to the Illinois Commerce Commission.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/14-103
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-103)Sec. 14-103.     Offices, employes and supplies, salaries.     Offices. The transit commission shall establish and maintain an office  in the city hall of the city or at such other place as the city council of  the city shall from time to time authorize or provide.Such office shall be open for business between the hours of nine o'clock  A. M. and five o'clock P. M. of each week day except holidays, except on  Saturdays the hours shall be from nine o'clock A. M. to twelve o'clock  noon.Employes and supplies. The transit commission shall have power to  appoint a secretary, and to employ such accountants, engineers, experts,  inspectors, clerks and other employes and fix their compensation, and to  purchase such furniture, stationery, and other supplies and materials, as  are reasonably necessary to enable it properly to perform its duties and  exercise its powers.The secretary and such other employes as the commission may require  shall give bond in such amount and with such security as the commission may  prescribe.Salaries and expenses. Each of the members of the transit commission  shall receive such annual salary as shall be fixed by the city council of  the city.The salary of any member shall not be reduced during his term of office.The city council of the city shall have power to provide for the payment  of the salaries of all members and the expenses of the commission.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/14-104
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-104)Sec. 14-104.         Rules and regulations, meetings, seal and authentication  of records, etc.Rules and regulations. Consistent with the provisions of this Article,  the transit commission may adopt such rules and regulations and may alter  and amend the same as it shall deem advisable relative to the calling,  holding and conduct of its meetings, the transaction of its business, the  regulation and control of its agents and employes, the filing of complaints  and petitions and the service of notices thereof and the conduct of  hearings thereon, and the performance in general of its duties and powers  hereunder.Meetings. For the purpose of receiving, considering and acting upon any  complaints or applications which may be presented to it or for the purpose  of conducting investigations or hearings on its own motion the transit  commission shall hold a regular meeting at least once a week except in the  months of July and August in each year. In addition to such other meetings of  the commission as may be held, called or provided for by the rules and  regulations of the commission, the Chairman shall call a meeting of the  commission at any time upon the request of the mayor or city council of  the city.Quorum and Majority Rule. Two members of the transit commission shall  constitute a quorum to transact business and no vacancy shall impair the  right of the remaining commissioners to exercise all the powers of the  commission; and every finding, order, decision, rule, regulation or  requirement of the commission approved by at least two members thereof  shall be deemed to be the finding, order, decision, rule, regulation or  requirement of the commission.Seal, Authentication of records, etc. The transit commission may adopt,  keep, and use a common seal, of which judicial notice shall be taken in all  courts of this state. Any process, notice, or other instrument which  the commission may be authorized by law to issue shall be deemed sufficient  if signed by the secretary of the commission and authenticated by such  seal. All acts, orders, decisions, rules, and records of the commission,  and all reports, schedules, and documents filed with the commission may be  proved in any court in this state by a copy thereof certified by the  secretary under the seal of the commission.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/14-105
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-105)Sec. 14-105.     Powers and duties.     The jurisdiction, powers, and duties of  the transit commission shall extend to:(a) the comprehensive unified local transportation system for which a  permit is granted as mentioned in the foregoing Section 14-101 of this  Article including any and every part of such system extending or which  may be extended into adjacent or suburban territory within this state lying  outside of the city not more than 30 miles distant from the  nearest point marking the corporate limits of the city;(b) all other local public utility transportation facilities owned or  operated or to be owned or operated mainly in the transportation of persons  the major portion of which facilities are located or to be located within,  or the major portion of the service of which is or is to be supplied to the  inhabitants of the city, including such part or parts of any of said  facilities extending or which may be extended into adjacent and suburban  territory within this state lying outside of the city within 30  miles distant from the nearest point marking the corporate limits of the  city; but not including any railroad located or to be located in the city  constituting or used as part of a steam trunk line railroad system,  operated as a common carrier of freight and passengers;(c) every corporation that now or hereafter may or may be authorized to  own, control, operate, or manage the comprehensive unified local  transportation system or any of the other local transportation facilities  mentioned in the preceding paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.With respect to said comprehensive unified local transportation system  and said other local transportation facilities and those owning and/or  operating or authorized to own and/or operate the same as aforesaid, the  transit commission shall have the same regulatory and supervisory powers  and duties as are conferred and imposed upon the Illinois Commerce  Commission by the provisions of this Act.Provided, however, that the initial acquisition, consolidation,  unification, or merger of the properties for the establishment of and to  comprise said comprehensive unified local transportation system and the  issuance of bonds, stocks, or other securities therefor or in connection  therewith, shall be within and subject to the jurisdiction and control of  the Illinois Commerce Commission with respect to any consent, permission,  approval, authority, or certificate for such acquisition, consolidation, or  merger of said properties including any certificate of convenience and  necessity, and the issuance of such securities required by the provisions  of this Act.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/14-106
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-106)Sec. 14-106.         Proceedings before the Commission and in the  courts. The provisions of Article X, Sections 4-201 through  4-205, Sections 5-201 through 5-203, and Section 9-252 of this Act, except as  herein otherwise provided, shall apply to and govern the proceedings by or  before the transit commission, appeals from the rules, regulations, orders,  or decisions of the transit commission, and actions for the enforcement of  rules, regulations, orders, or decisions of the transit commission or to  recover penalties for violation thereof or of the provisions of this  Article XIV.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/14-107
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-107)Sec. 14-107.     Powers of supervision, etc.     Except as otherwise provided in this Article the transit commission  shall have general supervision of the corporations owning or operating the  comprehensive unified local transportation system or any of the other local  transportation facilities mentioned in the foregoing Section 14-105. It  shall inquire into and keep itself informed as to the general condition of  such corporations their franchises, capitalization, rates and charges, the  manner in which their properties are managed and operated with respect to  adequacy of service, and as to compliance with the applicable provisions of  this Act, with the orders of the transit commission, and with the  requirements, terms, and conditions of any ordinance grant, permit or  franchise.The corporations subject to the jurisdiction of the transit commission  shall furnish to the commission all information required by it to carry  into effect the provisions of this Article.Whenever required by the transit commission such corporations shall  deliver to the commission all maps, profiles, reports, documents, books,  accounts, papers and records in their possession in any way relating to  their property or affecting their business, and inventories of their  property, in such form as the commission may direct, or verified copies of  all or any of the same.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/14-108
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-108)Sec. 14-108.     Transit Commission's powers to be regulatory.     The powers and duties conferred and imposed upon the transit commission  are to be taken and deemed powers and duties of reasonable and lawful  public service regulation as distinguished from managerial powers or  functions.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/14-109
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XIV - Local Transit Commissions

 (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 14-109)Sec. 14-109.     Transit Commission to supersede Illinois Commerce Commission.     As concerns the comprehensive unified local transportation system and  other local transportation facilities mentioned in the foregoing Section  14-105 and the corporations, owning and/or operating or authorized to own  and/or operate the same, the transit commission shall supersede the  Illinois Commerce Commission created by this Act and the Illinois Commerce  Commission shall have no jurisdiction over such system, facilities or  corporations, except as otherwise provided in this Article.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)