Illinois won’t face any telecom rewrite this year, despite...
Illinois won’t face any telecom rewrite this year, despite intense lobbying efforts from industry in the spring (CD April 15 p9). Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed Senate Bill 1664 Friday, delaying the rewrite for at least another two years. The…
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law does change some language surrounding rates and the regulation that telcos face. AARP Illinois supported the bill, which maintains consumer protections and affordable access to landline phone service, Associate State Director Jennifer Creasey told us by email. The state’s old telecom rules would have expired Monday. AT&T and other parties had previously encouraged the state to adopt what it called modern communications rules suited to consumers who demanded broadband, both wired and wireless.