In addition, the Commission has no power to inquire into, or require the submission of, the terms, conditions or agreements by or under which telephone cooperatives are financed. A telephone cooperative shall file with the Commission either a copy of the annual financial report required by the Rural Electrification Administration, or the annual financial report required of other public utilities. Sections 13-712 and 13-713 of this Act do not apply to telephone cooperatives.
220 ILCS 5/13-701
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act to the contrary, the Commission has no power to supervise or control any telephone cooperative as respects assessment schedules or local service rates made or charged by such a cooperative on a nondiscriminatory basis
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.