[comp.dcom.telecom] Telecom Legal Questions

forrette@cory.berkeley.edu (Steve Forrette) (02/12/91)

I've got a couple of questions that some of you may know the answer
to:

1. If one resells tariffed services purchased from an LEC or IXC, is
oneself subject to filing tariffs themselves or otherwise under
regulation?  For example, if one were to offer a discount "calling
card" service by purchasing long distance service in bulk, and having
callers dial in and enter an id code and phone number, could they do
this freely and in any manner they liked?

2. Are private voice mail companies protected against the content of
messages left on their systems in the same way a common carrier would
be?  If a drug dealer were to use a voicemail system, is the operator
of the system an accomplice?


Thanks,  Steve Forrette, forrette@cory.berkeley.edu