The average student of Tennessee State University living in on-campus housing will pay between $1,780-2,900 per academic year for housing, a meal plan, and Comcast’s Xfinity on Campus, an 80-channel cable television service that students pay for as part of their room and board.

TSU is the first college in Tennessee to launch the cable television service, which permits students off campus to use their university credentials to authenticate and access online programming from TV Everywhere websites and apps, such as WatchESPN and FXNOW.

Many students do not object to the Comcast service, in fact many appreciate it. Few know exactly how much it actually costs them, however, as its price is not broken out. Students cannot opt out of paying their share of the service either.

Universities respond positively to the program because it is administered and maintained by Comcast, which reduces the workload for campus employees.

Xfinity on Campus is also offered at:

• Bridgewater College
• CSU, Chico
• Dartmouth College
• Drexel University
• Emerson College
• Goucher College
• Lasell College
• Loyola University, Maryland
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Northwestern University
• Regis College
• Rider University
• University of Delaware
• University of New Hampshire