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This bill, known as the "Stopping the Theft and Destruction of Broadband Act of 2025," amends section 1362 of title 18 in the United States Code to expand protections against the destruction of communication infrastructure, specifically focusing on broadband internet access services. The bill broadens the existing law by explicitly including broadband internet facilities and allowing the prohibition to apply not just to government-operated systems, but to services operated by any person or entity. It provides a comprehensive definition of "broadband internet access service" as a mass-market retail service that enables data transmission to and from internet endpoints, excluding dial-up internet access. The bill removes language limiting the law's applicability to military or civil defense functions, thereby creating a more expansive protection for internet infrastructure. This means that intentionally damaging or disrupting broadband internet services would now be a federal crime, potentially helping to safeguard critical communication networks that are increasingly essential to modern society's functioning.

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