Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Authority Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Telecommunications carrier means and includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock company or association, firm, partnership or individual, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever that owns, controls, operates or manages, within this State, directly or indirectly, for public use, any plant, equipment or property used or to be used for or in connection with, or owns or controls any franchise, license, permit or right to engage in the provision of, telecommunications services between points within the State which are specified by the user. "Telecommunications carrier" includes an Electing Provider, as defined in Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/13-506.2]. Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/13-202.5] - Incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) 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. Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/13-506.2] - Electing Provider means a telecommunications carrier that is subject to either rate regulation pursuant to Section 13-504 or Section 13-505 or alternative regulation pursuant to Section 13-506.1 and that elects to have the rates, terms and conditions of its competitive retail telecommunications solely determined and regulated pursuant to the terms of this Article. Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/13-209] - Competitive Telecommunications Service means a telecommunications service, its functional equivalent or a substitute service, which, for some identifiable class or group of customers in an exchange, group of exchanges, or some other clearly defined geographical area, is reasonably available from more than one provider, whether or not such provider is a telecommunications carrier subject to regulation under this Act. A telecommunications service may be competitive for the entire state, some geographical area therein, including an exchange or set of exchanges, or for a specific customer or class or group of customers, but only to the extent consistent with this definition. 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List All Informal Processes Filing Notices 2025 Verification - Appropriate Use of Federal High Cost USF 2025 Instructions for Certification - Appropriate Use of USF Support 2025 Verification - Appropriate Use of Illinois USF List All Filing Notices Forms Form AR-13 - Annual Report of Certain Telecommunications Carriers External User Account Request Form Universal Telephone Access Corporation (UTAC) - Membership Application Application for Local, Interexchange, Wireless, and Public Pay Telephone Service Authority Section 757.Exhibit C LEC Supplemental Assistance Charge and Contributions Report Section 757.Exhibit A LEC and ETC Quarterly Report to Commission Central Office Inspection Network Outage Report Form Gross Revenue Tax Return for Public Utilities and Rail Carriers ITAC Membership Application and Agreement Section 757.Exhibit B Annual Report to the Commission Form 23A - Annual Report - Incumbents U-1 Accident Report Form U-2 Accident Report Form U-3 Accident Report Form Teletypewriter Application Telecom Building Fact Sheet List All ICC Forms Reporting Requirements NOTICE: The information on this page is provided only as a convenience to the reader and does not necessarily represent the full extent of a company's reporting obligations under the relevant statutes and rules. It is the responsibility of the service provider to determine and comply with the applicable reporting requirements. Report Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) Incumbent Non-Incumbent (CLEC) Coop Electing Service Provider Incumbent Mutual IUSF(Illinois Universal Service Fund) (ISCECA) Due: Respond to Two Staff Annual Data Requests: Initial(June) and True-Up(November) PUA Section 13.301.d Annual Reports Due: Annually March 31st 83 Ill. Adm. Code 210.30 220 ILCS 5/5-109 83 Ill. Adm. Code 210.30 Check List Form 21 ILCC - Annual Report of Electric Utilities Licensees and/or Natural Gas Utilities Form 22 ILCC - Annual Report of Water and/or Sewer Utilities Form 23A - Annual Report - Incumbents Form AR-13 - Annual Report of Certain Telecommunications Carriers View Filings Designated Agent Report - Annual Filing Due: Annually after January 1 and before January 31st 83 Ill. Adm. Code 215.10(a) 83 Ill. Adm. Code 215 Instructions Designated Agent Report Due: 15 days after any change to the DA 83 Ill. Adm. Code 215.50 83 Ill. Adm. Code 215 Instructions Accident Reporting Due: Occurrence Based 83 Ill. Adm. Code 220.10 83 Ill. Adm. Code 220.20 U-1 Accident Report Form U-2 Accident Report Form U-3 Accident Report Form Report of Issuance and Sale or Disposal of Securities and Application of Proceeds Due: Quarterly until company’s Final Report is issued 83 Ill. Adm. Code 240 Reporting of suspected violations of Damage Prevention Act Due: Within 45 days of occurrence 83 Ill. Adm. Code 265.100(b) Money Pool Agreements (3) Due: Quarterly 83 Ill. Adm. Code 340.60 Premature Destruction or Loss of Records (8) Due: Occurrence Based 83 Ill. Adm. Code 705.70 Service Quality (1) Due: Quarterly 83 Ill. Adm. Code 730.115 Login to File View Filings Answer Time Exception Reports (1) Due: Occurrence Based - Monthly(15 days after the end of the month) 83 Ill. Adm. Code 730.510(a)(2) View Filings Answer Time Reports (1) Due: Annually March 1st 83 Ill. Adm. Code 730.510(c) View Filings Network Outage Reporting Due: Occurrence Based 83 Ill. Adm. Code 730.550 Network Outage Report Form View Filings Obligations of Level 2 Carriers Due: Quarterly 83 Ill. Adm. Code 731.620(a) Login to File View Filings Customer Credits (1) Due: Quarterly 83 Ill. Adm. Code 732.60(b) Login to File View Filings Customer Credits (2) Due: Quarterly 83 Ill. Adm. Code 737.130(a) Login to File View Filings Network Outage Reporting Due: Occurrence Based 83 Ill. Adm. Code 737.430 Network Outage Report Form Telecommunication Access for Persons with Disabilities (ITAC) Due: Monthly 83 Ill. Adm. Code 755.505 UTSAP Recovery - Section 757 Exhibit B Due: Annually 83 Ill. Adm. Code 757.210(b) Section 757.Exhibit B Annual Report to the Commission UTSAP Recovery - Section 757 Exhibit A and Exhibit C Due: Monthly/Quarterly 83 Ill. Adm. Code 757.210(c) Section 757.Exhibit A LEC and ETC Quarterly Report to Commission Section 757.Exhibit C LEC Supplemental Assistance Charge and Contributions Report UTSAP Filing Requirements - LEC Appropriate Tariff Provisions Due: Occurrence Based 83 Ill. Adm. Code 757.245(a) Lifeline Service Requirements - Section 757 Exhibit A Due: Quarterly(no later than 30 days after end of the quarter) 83 Ill. Adm. Code 757.400(a) Lifeline Service Requirements - Section 757 Exhibit B Due: Annually(no later than 30 days after end of the calendar year) 83 Ill. Adm. Code 757.400(d) Section 757.Exhibit A LEC and ETC Quarterly Report to Commission Section 757.Exhibit B Annual Report to the Commission Digital Divide Due: Quarterly (no later than 30 days after the end of the quarter) 83 Ill. Adm. Code 758.60 Submission of Negotiated Agreement Due: Occurrence Based 83 Ill. Adm. Code 763.1120 Code Part 763 Instructions Login to File View Filings Reporting Requirements under Subpart C Due: Annually, March 1st 83 Ill. Adm. Code 790.350(a) Reporting Requirements under Subpart D Due: Annually, March 1st 83 Ill. Adm. Code 790.450 Public Utilities Fund Tax (PUF Tax) (Annual Gross Revenue Tax Return) Due: Annually by March 31st 220 ILCS 5/2-202 Gross Revenue Tax Return for Public Utilities and Rail Carriers Annual Security Policy Affidavit Due: Annually 220 ILCS 5/4-101 Login to File (1) These reporting requirements are for Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers that are classified as 13-504 carriers as described in the Public Utilities Act(220 ILCS 5/13-504) (2) Electing Providers shall report customer credits in accordance to the Public Utilities Act(220 ILCS 5/13-506.2(b)) (3) Only required for Utilities that serve more than 100,000 customers. (8) Certified statement filed within 90 - days from the date of discovery of destruction indicating the records that were destroyed and the circumstances of such destruction. NOTICE: The information on this page is provided only as a convenience to the reader and does not necessarily represent the full extent of a company's reporting obligations under the relevant statutes and rules. It is the responsibility of the service provider to determine and comply with the applicable reporting requirements. ICC Reports Ameren IL Wind and Ice Storm Preparedness and Restoration Investigation Annual Report on Telecommunications Industry [220 ILCS 5/13-801] Annual Report on Telecommunications Markets in Illinois [220 ILCS 5/13-407] Consumer Services Annual Report JULIE Enforcement Statistics Rate Case History Report List All ICC Reports