220 ILCS 45/1

The General Assembly finds that telecommunications services have developed into an indispensable facet of modern life, encompassing personal communications, business communications from the local to the international level, and a wide range of emergency communications. The results of any major interruption of telecommunications services can be catastrophic. It is therefore crucial that the State of Illinois take all reasonable actions to provide assurances that appropriate protective mechanisms are in place to prevent major interruptions of telecommunications services and to provide assurances of a proper emergency response if such protective mechanisms fail. The intent of this Act is to authorize the three State agencies most directly responsible for telecommunications, fire prevention, and emergency services, respectively, to develop joint rules and implement enforcement action where necessary to provide such assurances.