Abstract: A system and a method for indicating to the subscriber of a network, which subscriber is not continually connected to the network host facility, of the existence of a reason for initiating such a connection. A computer device is connected to the host facility and adapted for generating an indication signal addressed to the subscriber. A system modem is interconnected between a telephone communication link and the computer device so as to be responsive to the indication signal for generating an outgoing call and transmitting thereof to a subscriber modem associated with the subscriber. A counter means is associated with at least one of the modems and responsive to the outgoing call for disabling one of the modems after a predetermined period of time.