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For the purpose of this article the following definitions shall
apply:
The number of voice grade communication channels directly
between a subscriber and a telecommunications carrier's public
switched network without the intervention of any other telecommunications
carrier's switched network which would be required to carry the
subscriber's interpremises traffic.
Any natural individual, firm, trust, estate, partnership,
association, joint stock company, joint adventure, corporation, municipal
corporation or political subdivision of this state, or a receiver,
trustee, conservator or other representative appointed by order of
any court engaged in the business of transmitting messages by means
of electricity.
Shall have the meaning ascribed to the term in § 8-11-2
of the Illinois Municipal Code.
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The Village Clerk shall provide any telecommunication carrier
subject to the surcharge with a certified list of those network connections
assigned to the municipality to exempt from imposition of the surcharge.
The certified list may be revised by the municipality on 60 days'
prior written notice provided to the telecommunication carrier.
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The $1.25 surcharge shall be imposed on the first day of the
month following the expiration of 90 days (a municipality may extend
this date by delaying the date of certification) from the date the
Village Clerk certifies to any of the telecommunication carriers who
are subject to the surcharge that the referendum referred to was passed.
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In lieu of the telecommunication carriers imposing a 3% accounting and collection charge on its subscribers as permitted under the Act, each telecommunication carrier is hereby authorized and instructed to recover said accounting and collection charge by deducting 3% from the amount of surcharge otherwise due and owing the Village prior to remittance under § 5-6A-5 of this article.
[11-16-1992]
Every telecommunication carrier shall remit to the Village Treasurer the amount of surcharge due and owing for each calendar month within 30 days following expiration of each month to which the surcharge applies, net of any network or other "9-1-1" or sophisticated "9-1-1" system charge then due the particular telecommunication carrier as shown on an itemized bill and the 3% accounting and collection charge described in § 5-6A-4.
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Simultaneously with the remittance described in § 5-6A-5 above, each telecommunication carrier shall make a return to the Village Treasurer for the period to which the remittance applies stating as follows:
A.
The name of the telecommunication carrier.
B.
The telecommunication carrier's principal place of business.
C.
The number of network connections to which the surcharge applies.
D.
The amount of surcharge due.
E.
Such other reasonable and related information as the corporate authorities
may require.
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If it shall appear that an amount of surcharge has been paid
which was not due under the provision of this article, whether as
the result of a mistake of fact or an error of law, then such amount
shall be credited against any surcharge due, or to become due, under
this article from the telecommunication carrier who made the erroneous
payments; provided that no amounts erroneously paid more than three
years prior to the filing of a claim therefor shall be so credited.
Ninety days' prior notice shall be given to the Emergency Telephone
System Board on any credit against a surcharge due.
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No action to recover any amount of surcharge due under the provision
of this article shall be commenced more than three years after the
due date of such amount.
