97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2238

 

Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
220 ILCS 5/21-101.1

    Amends the Cable and Video Competition Law of 2007 in the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning applicability.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
5Section 21-101.1 as follows:
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/21-101.1)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on October 1, 2013)
8    Sec. 21-101.1. Applicability. The The provisions of Public
9Act 95-9 shall apply only to a holder of a cable service or
10video service authorization issued by the Commission pursuant
11to this Article, and shall not apply to any person or entity
12that provides cable television services under a cable
13television franchise issued by any municipality or county
14pursuant to Section 11-42-11 of the Illinois Municipal Code (65
15ILCS 5/11-42-11) or Section 5-1095 of the Counties Code (55
16ILCS 5/5-1095), unless specifically provided for herein. A
17local unit of government that has an existing agreement for the
18provision of video services with a company or entity that uses
19its telecommunications facilities to provide video service as
20of May 30, 2007 may continue to operate under that agreement or
21may, at its discretion, terminate the existing agreement and
22require the video provider to obtain a State-issued
23authorization under this Article.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-9, eff. 6-30-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)