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With the popularity of television streaming services, provisions for cable are fading out at some colleges.
Starting Jan. 1, students at Marietta College in Ohio will no longer be able to watch cable TV in their individual rooms, a sign of the times, the Marietta Times reported.
A couple of institutions in the Mirror's coverage area have already made the transition away from cable.
Mount Aloysius College in Cresson and Saint Francis University in Loretto are among the post-secondary institutions no longer providing cable television access to dorms.
"After reviewing cable and streaming service usage for the past year, it was decided to remove cable from the residence halls this past summer," Mount Aloysius spokesman Sam Wagner said.
In exchange, individual Wi-Fi routers were installed in every residence hall room on campus and the campus invested in upgrading its internet speed in order to support student use of streaming and mobile devices. Wired network ports are also available in each room.
Saint Francis University has also ended cable access at dorms and invested in upgraded Wi-Fi.
Wagner said Mount Aloysius has kept cable in TV lounge areas of dorms and student common areas so that students can watch sporting events.
Other institutions continue to provide cable even in dorms.
Juniata College, Lock Haven University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Penn State Altoona all reported that they still offer cable access for students living in residence halls and many use it regularly.
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