In months past I had a lot of problems with the phones. BellSouth, UF's local phone service provider, tracked on-campus phone traffic and recommended the additions. The 40 new phone lines will remain at least until June 1998. Phone traffic on campus has increased with the number of students, faculty and facilities, said Mark Hill, UF assistant director of Housing for facilities management. Sharon Blansett, assistant director of Housing for information and communication, said the phone tie-ups are caused continuous Internet use.
Students connect to the Internet and stay on all day.
The added phone lines are a short-term solution to this problem, she said. Blansett said while some Internet servers like America Online disconnect users who remain idle for a certain period, Grove, Alachua Freenet and other Internet providers have no such feature. Students then will be able to use DH Net rather than phone lines for online activities. All rights reserved. No portion of The Alligator Online may be reproduced without the written consent of an officer of Campus Communications, Inc.