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Cable TV in Greek Housing
NUIT has contracted with the City of Evanston cable TV franchise operator (i.e., local cable provider) to provide fraternities and sororities with TV service. Significant restrictions and conditions apply and not all houses will qualify without installation work.
The fraternity/sorority cable TV offering provides the following services:
- Over 40 channels in the standard offering
- For an extra monthly fee per channel, add up to four premium channels. The channel(s) subscribed to may be changed at the start of each academic quarter.
- A ten dollar ($10) per cable tap credit against installation charges, not to exceed the actual charges.
Conditions for service installation:
- All sleeping rooms (except group sleeping areas) must be wired with at least one TV outlet. Other rooms, including common areas, may be wired.
- ALL TV outlets within the house must receive the service and will be counted in computing the monthly fee charged.
- All TV outlets receive the identical service (i.e. same channels).
- Each resident of the house must have a signed Telecommunications Use Agreement on file with NUIT.
- The house corporation must pay for any and all installation costs levied by NUIT or the cable TV franchise operator in order to bring the TV network to the house.
- The house corporation will be billed each month for the recurring charges through the same method used for telephone charges.
- The TV service is present year-round (i.e. it cannot be suspended during summer months).
- Any existing DBS reception services must be removed from the house.
Cost
$15.49 per TV outlet per month
The house must be wired to NUIT specifications for voice, data, and TV. In particular, every sleeping room must be wired with at least one TV outlet.
Features
No Pay-Per-View Service
Pay-Per-View services are NOT available with this offering.
No public viewing of CATV
Because of FCC and copyright rules and regulations, there are several restrictions to Cable TV service:
- Building residents may invite guests to watch Cable TV programming in their building but may not create a public viewing area where uninvited guests or the general public can watch Cable TV.
- Building residents may not charge their guests any fees for watching Cable TV.
No modifications to CATV service
Because of FCC and copyright rules and regulations, there are several restrictions to Cable TV service:
- Cable TV is to be viewed only in the NU designated locations in each residence building. No modifications, additions, or attachments may be made to the Cable TV wiring or equipment ("Cable TV System") with the intent to make Cable TV service available in any other areas inside or outside of the building.
- No modifications, additions, or attachments may be made to the Cable TV System with the intent to receive specific channels that have been blocked (scrambled) by the Cable TV provider.
- No device may be connected to the Cable TV System which is designed to intentionally introduce any type of electrical energy into the Cable TV System.
Options
First premium channel
- Premium channels available are: HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and The Movie Channel.
- The premium channel(s) may be changed once at the start of each academic quarter.
- Price: $5.00 per month per outlet
Second premium channel
- Premium channels available are: HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and The Movie Channel.
- The premium channel(s) may be changed once at the start of each academic quarter.
- Price: $4.75 per month per outlet
Third premium channel
- Premium channels available are: HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and The Movie Channel.
- The premium channel(s) may be changed once at the start of each academic quarter.
- Price: $4.50 per month per outlet
Fourth premium channel
- Premium channels available are: HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and The Movie Channel.
- The premium channel(s) may be changed once at the start of each academic quarter.
- Price: $4.00 per month per outlet
Ordering
The house president or treasurer should contact NUIT at greek-telecom@northwestern.edu giving the name of the house and contact information.
You should also print the Lease Amendment and submit it to your house corporation for completion. Three original signed copies of the Lease Amendment need to be submitted to NUIT before cable TV can be installed.
You also need to provide to NUIT a signed letter from the house president or treasurer authorizing NUIT to charge your agency CUFS account for the installation cost before cable tv installed can be ordered. This letter must include the CUFS account number, and must be signed by one of the individuals with authority to charge to this CUFS account (usually the treasurer, house manager, president).
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