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 Bill Status of SB0325  94th General Assembly


Short Description:  LOCAL EXCH TELECOM DISCLOSURE

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins - Kwame Raoul

Last Action
DateChamber Action
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
815 ILCS 505/2VV new


Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Requires all advertising offering for sale local exchange telecommunications service in an area in which more than one local exchange telecommunications service offering is available to include disclosures of the regulated price of certain services. Provides that, if a customer of a local exchange carrier contacts the carrier with a billing inquiry or any other customer service issue, before offering the customer any product or service, the carrier shall: (i) resolve the customer's billing inquiry or customer service issue; (ii) clearly and conspicuously disclose that the carrier is initiating a solicitation; and (iii) obtain the customer's permission to continue the solicitation. Requires a carrier to clearly and conspicuously disclose all material terms and conditions in any advertising or marketing in which a term or condition of local exchange telecommunications service is represented.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/15/2005SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  2/15/2005SenateFirst Reading
  2/15/2005SenateReferred to Rules
  3/10/2005SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kwame Raoul
  1/9/2007SenateSession Sine Die

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