In Finland, HUT students are ranked among the most active users of network resources. There are several reasons fore this. Apart from being technically competent, students are introduced to local computer-based services in the beginning of their first term. Besides, for some of these services such as course assignments there may be no offline alternative. Network usage is concentrated in campus computer classes, but because it is common to have a PC and modem at home as well, dial-up lines are extremely crowded.
Demand is significantly higher though.
Still, rather than shortage of lines, the price structure of the local telecom operator in the Helsinki area tends to increase queuing. Often lines are left open just in case. Presently, there are no connection time limits. They are considered to cause more harm than good because of their blindness for example for the character of the connection. However, Internet surfing is not taken as proper use of dial-up lines.