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91_SB0525
LRB9104320JSpc
1 AN ACT to amend the Public Utilities Act by changing
2 Section 13-505.
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
6 changing Section 13-505 as follows:
7 (220 ILCS 5/13-505) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 13-505)
8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2001)
9 Sec. 13-505. Rate changes; competitive services.
10 (a) Any proposed increase or decrease in rates or
11 charges, or proposed change in any classification or tariff
12 resulting in an increase or decrease in rates or charges, for
13 a competitive telecommunications service shall become
14 effective 30 days after be permitted upon the filing of the
15 proposed rate, charge, classification, or tariff. Prior
16 notice of an increase shall be given to all potentially
17 affected customers by mail to each affected customer,
18 publication in a newspaper of general circulation, or
19 equivalent means of notice.
20 (b) Any proposed decrease in rates or charges, or
21 proposed change in any classification or tariff resulting in
22 a decrease in rates or charges, for a competitive
23 telecommunications service shall be effective upon the filing
24 of the proposed rate, charge, classification, or tariff.
25 (c)(b) If a hearing is held pursuant to Section 9-250
26 regarding the reasonableness of an increase in the rates or
27 charges of a competitive local exchange service, then the
28 telecommunications carrier providing the service shall have
29 the burden of proof to establish the justness and
30 reasonableness of the proposed rate or charge.
31 (Source: P.A. 90-185, eff. 7-23-97.)