On-campus residences will be outfitted for wireless Internet access for Fall 2008, said William Banis, NU’s vice president for student affairs, Monday evening.
The university recently completed an engineering assessment and cost analysis of installing wireless capability. Wireless installation was the student affairs staff’s “top priority” for renovations this year, Banis said.
The wireless should be able to run NUTV and other broadcasts, Banis said. The price for the upgrades was added into the existing budget for summer upgrades. No existing wireless services will be affected by the upgrade.
The Undergraduate Budget Priorities Committee has recommended the installation of all-campus wireless since 2001.
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