"Incumbent local exchange carrier" means, with respect to an area, the telecommunications carrier that provided noncompetitive local exchange telecommunications service in that area on February 8, 1996, and on that date was deemed a member of the exchange carrier association pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 69.601(b), and includes its successors, assigns, and affiliates.
220 ILCS 5/13-202.5
Incumbent local exchange carrier
Known as the Universal Telephone Service Protection Law
The act spans §§ 220-5-13-100 to 220-5-13-904 (114 sections).
P.A. 100-20, eff. 7-1-17.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.