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HARRISONVILLE TEL. v. ILL. COMMERCE COM'N

No. 97172.

817 N.E.2d 479 (2004)

212 Ill.2d 237

288 Ill.Dec. 121

HARRISONVILLE TELEPHONE COMPANY et al., Appellees, v. The ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 23, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Weging, Special Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, for appellant.

Dennis K. Muncy, Joseph D. Murphy, Rebecca E.P. Wade, of Meyer Capel, Champaign, for appellee Illinois Independent Telephone Association.

Gary L. Smith, of Loewenstein, Hagen & Smith, P.C., Springfield, for appellees Leaf River Telephone Company et al.

Justice FITZGERALD delivered the opinion of the court:

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) appeals the decision of the appellate court in favor of the Illinois Independent Telephone Association and six rural telephone companies or local exchange carriers (LECs).1 The central issue here is what the Illinois General Assembly meant when it ordered the ICC to establish a "universal service support fund" (USF) in section 13-301(d) of the...

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