Two Ill. state senators on chamber’s delegation to legislature’s ...
Two Ill. state senators on chamber’s delegation to legislature’s special Ill. telecom act rewrite subcommittee said none of current candidate bills to replace current statute, which expires this summer, would meet state’s needs. State Sens. Kirk Dillard and Steve…
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Rauschenberger were particularly critical Tues. of Ameritech-backed SB-134 that would largely deregulate carrier. Lawmakers said 2 “common-sense” principles must be embodied in any new Ill. telecom law: (1) Giving Ill. Commerce Commission full authority to deal with anticompetitive behavior and ensure open local exchange marketplace, backed by enforcement power to levy “meaningful” fines and employ other sanctions including structural wholesale-retail separation of incumbents. (2) Creating incentives and sanctions to ensure high levels of network infrastructure investment by Ameritech and other incumbents regardless of how their rates were regulated.