Section 755.510  Determination and Adjustment of the Line Charge

a)         The Commission may, upon complaint, its own motion, or the petition of ITAC, enter upon a hearing concerning the propriety of the proposed line charge.  If no hearing is held, the Commission shall issue an order determining the line charge level within 45 days after ITAC's annual filing.  If a hearing is conducted, the Commission shall issue an order determining the line charge level within 105 days after ITAC's annual filing.  If the Commission is unable to issue an order within this 105-day period, the Commission shall extend this period for a further period not exceeding six months.

b)         The Commission's order establishing the line charge shall be served on ITAC, the ITAP Advisory Council chairperson, the Staff Liaison, the Director of the Commission's Telecommunications Department, and all carriers.

c)         If any change in the line charge is ordered, the order shall direct each carrier to file a tariff within 15 days in compliance with the order and without further notice.

(Source:  Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 859, effective January 1, 2004)