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90_HB2697
220 ILCS 5/13-1001 new
220 ILCS 5/13-1002 new
Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public
Utilities Act. Provides that new telephone numbers shall not
be allocated to telecommunications carriers in blocks of more
than 1,000 numbers. Directs the Illinois Commerce Commission
to adopt rules requiring the return of unused numbers for
reallocation. Provides that the Commission shall not
authorize the creation of a new area code within an existing
area code in Cook County or any of the the collar counties
unless at least 75% of the potentially available telephone
numbers within the existing area code are being used by
consumers of telecommunications services. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by adding
2 Sections 13-1001 and 13-1002.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding
6 Sections 13-1001 and 13-1002 as follows:
7 (220 ILCS 5/13-1001 new)
8 Sec. 13-1001. Allocation of telephone numbers.
9 (a) An entity responsible for allocating telephone
10 numbers to a telecommunications carrier shall not issue a
11 block of more than 1,000 new telephone numbers at any one
12 time to any telecommunications carrier.
13 (b) By January 1, 1999, the Commission shall adopt rules
14 concerning the allocation of new telephone numbers to
15 telecommunications carriers and requiring the periodic return
16 for reallocation of numbers that have been allocated to a
17 telecommunications carrier but are not being used by
18 consumers of telecommunications services.
19 (220 ILCS 5/13-1002 new)
20 Sec. 13-1002. Creation of new area codes. The
21 Commission shall not approve the creation of a new area code
22 within an existing area code in Cook, Lake, McHenry, Kane,
23 DuPage, or Will County unless at least 75% of the potentially
24 available telephone numbers within the existing area code are
25 being used by consumers of telecommunications services.
26 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
27 becoming law.