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The Crisis in Telecommunications Carrier Liability

Historical Regulatory Flaws and Recommended Reform

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  • © 1999

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  1. Barbara A. Cherry

    1. Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

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Part of the book series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy (TREP, volume 32)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Barbara A. Cherry
    Pages 1-5

  3. Origins of Common Carrier Liability Rules and Practices

    • Barbara A. Cherry
    Pages 7-28

  4. Traditional Justifications and Their Flaws

    • Barbara A. Cherry
    Pages 29-44

  5. Institutional Foundations for the Traditional Justifications

    • Barbara A. Cherry
    Pages 45-66

  6. Economic Framework for Analyzing Liability Rules

    • Barbara A. Cherry
    Pages 67-81

  7. Industry Characteristics Affecting Liability Rules

    • Barbara A. Cherry
    Pages 83-95

  8. Toward Development of Efficient Liability Rules

    • Barbara A. Cherry
    Pages 97-117

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 119-131
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About this book

My curiosity with the economic efficiency and social benefits of provisions used by telecommunications carriers to limit their liability to customers for damages arising from service interruptions and network outages is a longstanding one. It began with the changing state regulatory environments in the late 1980's while representing AT&T as an attorney before numerous state legislatures in the Midwest. As telecommunications carriers faced the ramifications of deregulation, several legal consequences came to the fore. One important consequence was the impact of changing regulatory rules and requirements on the carriers' abilities to continue to limit their liability for damages to customers in a non-tariffed world. As a result, one of my responsibilities while employed by AT&T was to syek legislative relief in some state jurisdictions which would enable the continued use of limited liability provisions notwithstanding other deregulatory developments in the industry. In my capacity as an attorney, I succeeded in this task in the few jurisdictions for which I was given the charge. However, as an economist, these efforts piqued my interest regarding the economic effects of such limited liability provisions on consumer interests. What liability rules for the industry would really better serve general societal interests? As my career evolved, which involved returning to graduate school to pursue my Ph. D. and becoming the Director of Public Policy Studies at Ameritech, I had the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary research in telecommunications policy issues.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Northwestern University, Evanston, USA

    Barbara A. Cherry

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Crisis in Telecommunications Carrier Liability

  • Book Subtitle: Historical Regulatory Flaws and Recommended Reform

  • Authors: Barbara A. Cherry

  • Series Title: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4993-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8512-7Published: 31 May 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7267-7Published: 12 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-4993-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2730-7468

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-7476

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 131

  • Topics: Industrial Organization, IT in Business, Electrical Engineering

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