Patent ID: 8130750

Claim:
A method for enabling voice communication between parties, the method comprising: receiving, by a server, a request to activate a voice communication connection between a first party having a first customer premise equipment and a second party having a second customer premise equipment, wherein the request to activate is in response to the first party selecting an object, and wherein the object is based on information from an internet browsed by the first party; and activating the voice communication connection in response to the request to activate, wherein the voice communication between the first and second parties is carried over a managed VoIP connection, wherein the managed VoIP connection provides Public Switching Telephone Network (PSTN) voice quality, wherein the managed VoIP connection is separate and distinct from the internet browsed by the first party, wherein activating includes requesting establishment of the voice communication connection, and wherein the managed VoIP connection is automatically activated in response to the selecting of the object.