Sen. James A. DeLeo
Filed: 5/18/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 875
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 875 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 13-406.1 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (220 ILCS 5/13-406.1 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 13-406.1. Discontinuation of wireless telephone | ||||||
8 | services; early termination fee. | ||||||
9 | (a) A wireless telephone service provider may discontinue | ||||||
10 | service to a customer only after it has mailed or delivered by | ||||||
11 | other means a written notice of discontinuance. Service shall | ||||||
12 | not be discontinued until at least 5 days after delivery of | ||||||
13 | this notice or 8 days after the postmark date on a mailed | ||||||
14 | notice. The notice of discontinuance shall be delivered | ||||||
15 | separately from any other written matter or bill.
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16 | (b) Notice of discontinuance shall not be mailed before the | ||||||
17 | third
business day following the due date shown on the bill.
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18 | (c) The notice shall remain in effect for 20 days beyond | ||||||
19 | the date of discontinuance shown on the notice. The wireless | ||||||
20 | telephone service provider shall not discontinue service | ||||||
21 | beyond the 20-day period until at least 5 days after delivery | ||||||
22 | of a new written notice of discontinuance or 8 days after the | ||||||
23 | postmark on a mailed notice. | ||||||
24 | (d) The maximum early termination fee a wireless telephone |
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1 | service provider may charge is $20. ".
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