47 U.S.C. § 28 : Telecommunications — Submarine Cables — Penalties Not To Bar Suits For Damages Date: 7 Mar 2017 TEXT PDF The penalties provided in this chapter for the breaking or injury of a submarine cable shall not be a bar to a suit for damages on account of such breaking or injury. (Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 8, 25 Stat. 42.)