(a) A State infrastructure maintenance fee is hereby imposed upon telecommunications retailers as a replacement for the personal property tax in an amount specified in subsection (b).
     (b) The amount of the State infrastructure maintenance fee imposed upon a telecommunications retailer under this Section shall be equal to 0.5% of all gross charges charged by the telecommunications retailer to service addresses in this State for telecommunications, other than wireless telecommunications, originating or received in this State. However, the State infrastructure maintenance fee is not imposed in any case in which the imposition of the fee would violate the Constitution or statutes of the United States.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 35 ILCS 635/15

  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

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     (e) The State infrastructure maintenance fee authorized by this Section shall be collected, enforced, and administered as set forth in subsection (b) of Section 25 of this Act.