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1    AN ACT concerning business.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business 
5Practices Act is amended  by adding Section 2RRR as follows:
 
6    (815 ILCS 505/2RRR new)
7    Sec. 2RRR.  Satellite broadcast service disclosure.
8    (a) In this Section, "broadcast service provider" means a 
9provider of video programming that delivers that programming to 
10a consumer by means of satellite transmission, master antenna 
11television, satellite master antenna television, direct 
12broadcast satellite, or satellite  multipoint distribution 
13service.
14    (b) A broadcast service provider must require its equipment 
15installers to make the following disclosures, both orally and 
16in writing, to a customer before installing any equipment at a 
17customer's premises:
18        (1) the differences between a residential subscription 
19    package and a commercial customer subscription package; 
20    and
21        (2) the potential penalties for subscription piracy 
22    involved when a commercial subscription user accepts a 
23    residential subscription package.
 
 
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1    The installer shall obtain a written acknowledgement 
2signed by the customer acknowledging that the customer has 
3received the disclosures required under this Section.
4    (c) A person who violates this Section commits an unlawful 
5practice within the meaning of this Act.
 

6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
7becoming law.