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Section 5A-47o Right of intervention. The city shall have the right of intervention in any suit or proceeding to which the franchisee is party, and the franchisee shall not oppose such intervention by the city. Section 5A-48. Discriminatory practices prohibited. 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 Section 76.13 (a) (8) and 76.311 of Chapter 1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The franchisee shall comply at all times with all other applicable Federalt State and City laws, and all executive and administrative orders relating to non-discrimination. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to prohibit the re- duction or wa!ving of charges in conjunction with promotional cam- paigns for the purpose of attracting subscribers, nor shall this provision be interpreted to prohibit the establishment of a gradu- ated scale of charges and classified rate schedules to which any subscriber or programmer included within a particular classifica- tion shall be ~ntitled. Section 5A-49. Cable tapping prohibited° Neither the franchisee, nor any other person~ agency, or entity shall tap, or arrange for the tapping, of any cable, line, signal input device, or subscriber outlet or receiver for any purpose whatever. Section 5A-50. Cable monitoring prohibited. Neither the franchisee, nor any other person, agency, or entity shall monitor, or arrange for the monitoring, of any cable, line, signal input device, or subscriber outlet or re- ceiver for any purpose whatsoever, without the specific authori- zation of the city or the subscriber directly affected thereby. Section 5A-51. Privacy and other human rights. The city and the franchisee shall maintain constant vigilance with regard to possible abuses of the right of privacy or other human rights' of any subscriber, programmer, or general citizen resulting from any device or signal associated with the system. Devices such as electronic locks, scramblers, warning lights, and others shall be provided by the franchisee as problems -20-