Any telecommunications carrier offering or providing the resale of either local exchange or interexchange telecommunications service must first obtain a Certificate of Service Authority. The Commission shall approve an application for a Certificate for the resale of local exchange or interexchange telecommunications service upon a showing by the applicant, and a finding by the Commission, after notice and hearing, that the applicant possesses sufficient technical, financial and managerial resources and abilities to provide the resale of telecommunications service.
220 ILCS 5/13-404