Ill. Citizens Utility Board unveiled legislative package for refo...
Ill. Citizens Utility Board unveiled legislative package for reforming state’s expiring telecom law and lined up 2 lawmakers to introduce it in Senate and House. Consumer watchdog’s legislation (SB-1125 by state Sen. Kirk Dillard and HB-3268 by state Rep.…
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Karen May) would require Ill. Commerce Commission to impose same installation and repair service standards on incumbents and CLECs, enforced by customer credits, fines and free loaner cellphones for long service delays. Bill also would require that incumbents under price cap regulation be required to share “excess” profits with ratepayers, enlarge local calling areas, eliminate rural zone charges, abolish mandatory residential measured service. All local carriers would have to advertise their lowest-priced option and would authorize ICC to require carriers to disclose their prices in same way so consumers could make valid comparisons. Meanwhile, competitor-supported Ill. Coalition for Competitive Telecom urged legislature to pass SB-928, which would require structural separation of Ameritech’s wholesale and retail operations. Group said separation was only way to ensure Ameritech couldn’t use its control over local network to impair competition.