Patent ID: 7139376

Claim:
A method of providing information services to a subscriber, comprising: at a network component of a communications network, receiving a selection of information services from a subscriber, wherein the selection includes a Directory Number (DN) associated with the subscriber and a number of calls selected by the subscriber and indicating a frequency with which the subscriber selects to receive the information services and wherein the communication network includes a plurality of subscriber lines, each having a DN associated therewith; storing the selection of information services, the DN, and the frequency as a subscriber profile relating to the subscriber; detecting, via the communications network, an off-hook condition at one of the plurality of subscriber lines, wherein the subscriber line relates to the subscriber; in response to detecting the off-hook condition, determining the DN relating to the subscriber line; correlating the DN to a plurality of stored subscriber profiles to determine the subscriber profile relating to the DN; consulting the subscriber profile relating to the subscriber to determine the information services selected by the subscriber; based on the frequency and the selection of information services in the subscriber profile, determining information services to provide to the subscriber; and providing the information services to the subscriber via the communications network in place of a dial tone.