Beaumont |
Code of Ordinances |
Title 5. BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS |
Chapter 5.36. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORDINANCE |
Part 2. CABLE TELEVISION |
§ 5.36.493. Privacy.
(1)
The Cable Operator shall not sell or otherwise release to any person, without specific written authorization from each individual subscriber, any list which identifies individual subscriber viewing habits or any list which contains the name, address and or telephone numbers of individual subscribers.
(2)
The Cable Operator shall not place in a residence any equipment capable of being used by the Cable Operator for audio eavesdropping or video surveillance. In addition, the Cable Operator shall not activate any two-way communications capability of the system in a subscriber's residence, or use the system to gather information about individual subscriber viewing habits, without the subscriber's informed written or electronic consent. Notwithstanding the above, the Cable Operator shall have the right to use the system to (i) obtain information necessary to render cable service or any other service provided by the Cable Operator to the subscriber, (ii) verify receipt of cable service for billing purposes or (iii) detect unauthorized reception.
(Ord. No. 820, § 1, 3-19-02)