Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 755 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES › Subpart B - TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER, INTERCONNECTED VOIP PROVIDER AND WIRELESS CARRIER OBLIGATIONS › Section 755.105 - Execution and Administration of ITAP

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				Each carrier shall collect from its customers and remit to ITAC the monthly charge
				per subscriber line allowed by Section 13-703(c) of the Act and ordered by the
				Commission. The line charge identification shall be "IL Telecom Relay Service and
				Equipment" or an equivalent phrase that is not detrimental to persons with
				disabilities. The charge applies to all subscriber lines as defined in Section
				755.10.
b) Each interconnected VoIP provider, directly or
				via another entity, shall collect from its customers and remit to ITAC the monthly
				assessment per subscription required by Section 13-703(f) of the Act and ordered by
				the Commission. Indirect remittances to ITAC shall indicate the interconnected VoIP
				provider on whose behalf assessments are being remitted. The assessment applies to
				all subscriptions as defined in Section 755.10. The requirements of this subsection
				(b) shall become effective January 1, 2011.
c) Each wireless carrier, with exception of
				sellers of prepaid wireless telecommunications services, directly or via another
				entity, shall collect from its customers and remit to ITAC the monthly assessment
				per wireless line required by Section 13-703(f) of the Act and ordered by the
				Commission. Indirect remittances to ITAC shall indicate the wireless carrier on
				whose behalf assessments are being remitted. The requirements of this subsection (c)
				shall become effective June 1, 2016, but, notwithstanding the effective date,
				wireless carriers shall have at least 60 days from the date the Commission files an
				order to implement the new rate established by the order.
d) Each seller of prepaid wireless
				telecommunications services shall collect from its customers an assessment, as
				required by Section 13-703(f) of the Act and ordered by the Commission, and remit
				the assessment to the Illinois Department of Revenue. These assessments shall be
				imposed per retail transaction as a percentage of the retail transaction on all
				retail transactions occurring in the State. Remittances to the Illinois Department
				of Revenue shall be on the same form and in the same manner as remittances submitted
				pursuant to the Prepaid Wireless 9-1-1 Surcharge Act. The requirements of this
				subsection (d) shall become effective June 1, 2016, but, notwithstanding the
				effective date, sellers of prepaid wireless telecommunications services shall have
				at least 60 days from the date the Commission files an order to implement the new
				rate established by the order.
e) The
				carriers or ITAC, on their behalf, may make voluntary or contractual agreements with
				businesses, agencies of local, state, or federal government, organizations, and
				other third parties for provision or distribution of equipment, maintenance,
				warehousing, training, administration, or miscellaneous supports services as
				required to fulfill the goals of this program in a manner consistent with the intent
				and provisions of the Act and this Part.
f) The carriers or ITAC, on their behalf, shall
				administer the ITAP so as to take full advantage of any economies of scale that may
				exist by centralizing the provision of ITAP services listed in Section
				755.100. However, the
				carriers or ITAC, on their behalf, shall provide sufficient selection centers to
				insure a reasonable access to ITAP by persons with disabilities.
g) The carriers may determine and propose to the
				Commission for approval, subject to the requirements of Section 7-101 and 7-102 of
				the Act [
				220 ILCS
				5/7-101 and 7 -102], a plan for joint execution and
				administration of ITAP. If the Commission approves a plan for joint execution and
				administration of ITAP through a not-for-profit corporation or other entity, all
				carriers shall join and participate fully in the plan for joint execution and
				administration.