Section 759.120  Definitions

When used in this Part, the listed terms shall have the definitions given in this Section.

            "Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5].

"Advanced telecommunications services" or "advanced services" means services capable of supporting, in at least one direction, a speed in excess of 200 kilobits per second (kbps) to the network demarcation point at the subscriber's premises [220 ILCS 5/13-517].

            "Applicant" means an eligible entity that has submitted a proposal.

"Fund" means the Digital Divide Elimination Infrastructure Fund established pursuant to Section 13-301.3 of the Act [220 ILCS 5/13-301.3].

            "Grant" means any award of monies from the Fund pursuant to this Part.

"Grant agreement" means the agreement specified in Section 759.320 executed by the grantee and delivered to the Commission.

"Grantee" means any eligible entity who is awarded a grant.

"Incumbent local exchange carrier" means a telecommunications carrier as that term is defined in Section 13-202.5 of the Act [220 ILCS 5/13-202.5].

"Program" means the procedures established pursuant to this Part for the Commission's issuance of a grant.

"Project" means the construction of high-speed data transmission facilities necessary to provision advanced services within an eligible area, as described in an applicant's proposal.

"Proposal" means an application for a grant submitted to the Commission pursuant to this Part.

"Telecommunications carrier" or "carrier" means a telecommunications carrier as that term is defined in Section 13-202 of the Act [220 ILCS 5/13-202] that is providing local exchange telecommunications service as defined in Section 13-204 of the Act.

(Source:  Amended at 29 Ill. Reg. 3019, effective March 1, 2005)