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47 U.S.C. § 28

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Penalties not to bar suits for damages
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Title
47 — Telecommunications
Chapter
CH2
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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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.)

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