Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB2731

Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that it shall be unlawful for any prepaid calling service provider to offer or provide or seek to offer or provide to any distributor, prepaid calling service reseller, prepaid calling service retailer, or end user any prepaid calling service unless the prepaid calling service provider has applied for and received a Certificate of Prepaid Calling Service Provider Authority from the Illinois Commerce Commission. Provides that the Commission may establish and implement minimum service quality standards for prepaid calling service. Amends the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Provides that it is an unlawful practice under the Act for any prepaid calling service provider or prepaid calling service reseller to sell or offer to sell prepaid calling service to any prepaid calling service retailer unless the prepaid calling service provider has applied for and received a Certificate of Prepaid Calling Service Provider Authority from the Illinois Commerce Commission and the prepaid calling service provider or prepaid calling service reseller shows proof of the prepaid calling service provider's Certificate of Prepaid Calling Service Provider Authority to the prepaid calling service retailer. Provides that it is an unlawful practice for any prepaid calling service retailer to sell or offer to sell prepaid calling service to any consumer unless the prepaid calling service retailer retains proof of certification of the prepaid calling service provider by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Requires that specified disclosures be made for a prepaid calling service provider or prepaid calling service to sell or offer to sell prepaid calling service.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the engrossed bill with the following changes. Makes changes in the definition of "prepaid calling service reseller". Makes certain provisions of the bill effective on and after July 1, 2005. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall approve an application for a Certificate of Prepaid Calling Service Provider Authority without a hearing upon a showing by the applicant that the Commission has issued an appropriate Certificate of Service Authority to the applicant or the telecommunications carrier whose service the applicant is seeking to resell, provided that the telecommunications carrier remains in good standing with the Commission. Provides that, upon issuance of a Certificate of Prepaid Calling Service Provider Authority to a prepaid calling service provider, the Commission shall post a list that contains the full legal name of the prepaid service provider, the docket number of the provider's certification proceeding, and the toll-free customer service number of the certified prepaid calling service provider on the Commission's web site on a link solely dedicated to prepaid calling service providers. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Commission's rules establishing and implementing minimum standards. Makes changes in the provisions amending the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act concerning specific disclosures that must be made by the prepaid calling service provider or prepaid calling service reseller. Makes other changes.

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