CHAPTER I: ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION
SUBCHAPTER f: TELEPHONE UTILITIES
PART 737 STANDARDS OF SERVICE AND CUSTOMER CREDITS FOR ELECTING PROVIDERS AND COMPETITIVE NON-ELECTING PROVIDERS
SECTION 737.610 MAINTENANCE OF PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Section 737.610 Maintenance of Plant and Equipment
Each Local Provider shall:
a) Adopt a maintenance program for its equipment based on the minimum standards set forth in this Part. The program shall be updated regularly, but not less than every 2 years, unless an earlier update is requested by the Commission.
b) Inspect every 2 years, in accordance with the NESC standards identified in 83 Ill. Adm. Code 305, its electrical grounding equipment owned by the carrier for each central office, including, without limitation, the component of the system commonly known as the master ground bar, to ascertain the integrity of the central office ground field. The Local Provider shall maintain a copy of the test results in its office and make that copy available for inspection. The inspection shall be performed annually if one of the following events occurs: an office conversion (replacement of the current switching equipment), a building addition to a central office, or renovations to the building facilities and grounds, such as water, sewer, gas, electric facilities or parking lot.
c) Make a copy, on a monthly basis, of its database for switching equipment applicable to each central office and store the copy off-site or in a fireproof on-site storage for use in emergency restoration purposes (any copying and storage must be performed in accordance with current software backup procedures).
d) Make a copy, on a monthly basis, of its digital access and cross-connect system (DACS) database for each central office, if technically feasible, and store the copy off-site or in a fireproof on-site storage for use in emergency restoration purposes (any copying and storage must be performed in accordance with current software backup procedures).
e) Make a copy, on a monthly basis, of its fiber optic terminal database for each central office, if technically feasible, and store the copy off site or in a fireproof on-site storage for emergency restoration purposes (the copying and storage must be performed in accordance with current software backup procedures).
(Source: Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 364, effective December 22, 2014)