SCHOENBERG-LANG-PUGH-COULSON-MATHIAS, HAMOS, KENNER AND GASH. 220 ILCS 5/13-1001 new 220 ILCS 5/13-1002 new Amends the Telecommunications Article of the Public Utilities Act. Provides that new telephone numbers shall not be allocated to telecommunications carriers in blocks of more than 1,000 numbers. Directs the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt rules requiring the return of unused numbers for reallocation. Provides that the Commission shall not authorize the creation of a new area code within an existing area code in Cook County or any of the the collar counties unless at least 75% of the potentially available telephone numbers within the existing area code are being used by consumers of telecommunications services. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Illinois Commerce Commission) HB68 would result in no fiscal impact on State revenues. 98-12-17 H PREFILED WITH CLERK 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR LANG 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC UTILS 99-02-09 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-02-09 H COMMITTEE PUBLIC UTILS 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR PUGH 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HAMOS 99-02-18 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO COULSON 99-02-18 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO MATHIAS 99-02-26 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 99-03-05 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-03-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GASH 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary