The campus modem pool was originally created to enable faculty, staff, and students to have remote access to the campus network, at a time when commercial dialup options were limited or unavailable. Eventually, this remote access service evolved to provide Internet access. Today, with the multitude of affordable commercial options available, including cable modems and DSL, users have a variety of ways to get affordable access to the campus network and Internet. As users have switched to other options over the years, modem pool usage has been steadily declining. Because of the decreased usage and availability of other options, the number of modems supporting the campus dialup service will be reduced on June 30, 2006 and again on December 31, 2006. OIT will eliminate dialup service completely on June 30, 2007.