(A) The franchisee shall not, unless expressly authorized by the provisions of this chapter, in its rates or charges, or in making available the service or facilities of its system, or in its rules or regulations, or in any other respect, make or grant preferences or advantages to any subscriber or potential subscriber to the system or to any user or potential user of the system; and shall not subject any such persons to any prejudicial or disadvantage. This provision shall not be deemed to prohibit the establishment of a graduated scale of charges and classified rate schedules to which any customer coming within such classification shall be entitled.
(B) The franchisee shall not deny service, deny access, or otherwise discriminate against subscribers, programmers, or general citizens on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. The franchisee shall strictly adhere to the equal employment opportunity requirements of the FCC, as expressed in Sections 76.13(a) and (8) and 86.311 of Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The franchisee shall comply with all other applicable Federal, State, County and City laws and all executive and administrative orders relating to nondiscrimination at all times.
(Ord. 2-1976, passed 8-2-76; Am. Ord. 3-1993, passed 4-19-93)