Americorps Members
( IWA Community Humboldt Park)
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Governor Signs Telecommunications Rewrite Bill
Declaring it one of the most pro-consumer, pro-competition bills ever enacted,
House Bill 2900 was signed into law, the re-write of the Telecommunications Article
of the Public Utilities Act at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.
The current telecommunications act sunsetted on July 1, 2001.
This new legislation will sunset in 2005. The bill is designed to protect consumers'
rights, improve service and enhance competition in the telecommunications
industry.Casa Central, which is an active member of the Humboldt Park Empowerment
Partnership and the site of today's event, will be receiving the State of Illinois
"Eliminate the Digital Divide" grant of $49,824 to replace obsolete hardware and
software that it now uses in its technology center.
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