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Planned: Permanent service shutdown for Penn Video Network CATV service on August 30, 2021

Date: Monday, August 30, 2021 EST

Start time: Approximately 9:00 am

Duration: Permanent

Building(s) Affected: On-campus

Service(s) Affected: Penn Video Network CATV service

On Monday, August 30, 2021, Comcast will permanently deactivate the Penn Video Network COAX CATV distribution system. All TVs running traditional COAX CATV service through Penn Video Network will go dark.

The COAX CATV shutdown does not affect:

Residents using XFINITY on Campus streaming.

Administrative users in Schools, Centers, and non-residential buildings who have already migrated to the X1 For Hospitality set-top box streaming service. Areas using television services alternatives (antenna, direct satellite service such as DirecTV).

For more information about XFINITY on Campus streaming (residents) and X1 For Hospitality (non-residents), please see our general information page at https://www.upenn.edu/video/transition-to-streaming.html