(220 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1551)
Sec. 1.
The General Assembly finds that telecommunications services
have developed into an indispensable facet of modern life, encompassing
personal communications, business communications from the local to the
international level, and a wide range of emergency communications. The
results of any major interruption of telecommunications services can be
catastrophic. It is therefore crucial that the State of Illinois take all
reasonable actions to provide assurances that appropriate protective
mechanisms are in place to prevent major interruptions of
telecommunications services and to provide assurances of a proper emergency
response if such protective mechanisms fail. The intent of this Act is to
authorize the three State agencies most directly responsible for
telecommunications, fire prevention, and emergency services, respectively,
to develop joint rules and implement enforcement action where necessary to
provide such assurances.
(Source: P.A. 86-389.)
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