Montgomery County |
Code |
Part II. Local Laws, Ordinances, Resolutions, Etc. |
Chapter 8A. Cable Communications. [Note] |
§ 8A-16. Subscriber privacy and unauthorized reception.
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- (a) A franchisee must protect the privacy of all subscribers under Section 631 of the Cable Act. A franchisee must not condition subscriber service on the subscriber's grant of permission to disclose information, which, cannot be disclosed without the subscriber's explicit consent under federal law.(b) A person must not intercept or use any video, voice, or data signal transmissions over a cable system, unless the interception or use is authorized by the franchisee or other person having the lawful right to authorize the reception or use. A violation of this subsection is a Class A offense. (FY 1991 L.M.C., ch. 3, § 1.)