Sec. 8A-16. Subscriber privacy and unauthorized reception.

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.

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.