1.   But judging from the number of complaints, one might conclude the average American Online subscriber spends more time trying unsuccessfully to dial on.

2.   Conversely, the time these subscribers spend online could decrease during the summer, the company said in a regulatory filing.

3.   In fact, the company is trying to cut costs by limiting the time the most-active free subscribers spend online.

4.   More subscribers will spend time on line because Hot Wired has original information not in the magazine.

5.   Now that it is going to flat-rate pricing, the amount of time subscribers spend on line may not have as much impact on revenue.

6.   If subscribers spend more time online, then the company could boost rates for online ads and get commissions from shopping sites.