94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0907


 
Introduced 2/2/2005, by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act.  Requires an Internet service provider to clearly and conspicuously disclose, to any consumer who is an Illinois resident, all of the following  on any web page, web site, or other means by which  the     consumer may select a telephone number to   access that Internet service provider: (1) some of the Internet service provider's access numbers may be outside of the consumer's local calling area, even though they are within the consumer's area code; (2) the consumer may be liable for long distance charges or other additional charges if the consumer  uses an access number that is outside of the consumer's local calling area; and (3) the consumer may contact his or her telephone company for assistance in determining whether  a particular access number is outside of the consumer's local calling area. Provides that a  person who violates those provisions  commits an unlawful practice within the meaning of the Act.
















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HB0907

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    AN ACT concerning business transactions.

 
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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 Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
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Practices Act is amended  by adding Section 2VV as follows:
 
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    (815 ILCS 505/2VV  new)
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    Sec. 2VV. Internet service; local calling area.

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    (a) As used in this Section, "Internet service provider" 
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means a person who provides  a service that combines computer 
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processing, information storage, protocol conversion, and 
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routing with transmission to enable a consumer to access 
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Internet content and services.
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    (b) An Internet service provider must clearly and 
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conspicuously disclose,   to any consumer who is an Illinois 
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resident, all of the following  on any web page or web site at  
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which  the     consumer may select a telephone number to   connect to 
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that Internet service provider or other means by which  the     
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consumer may select a telephone number to   access that Internet 
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service provider:
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        (1) some of the Internet service provider's access 
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    numbers may be outside of the consumer's local calling 
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    area, even though they are within the consumer's area code;
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        (2) the consumer may be liable for long distance 
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    charges or other additional charges if the consumer  uses an 
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    access number that is outside of the consumer's local 
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    calling area; and
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        (3) the consumer may contact his or her telephone 
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    company for assistance in determining whether  a particular 
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    access number is outside of the consumer's local calling 
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    area.
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    (d) A person who violates this Section commits an unlawful 
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practice within the meaning of this Act.