Patent ID: 7751547

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a server, a request from a first telecommunications terminal to direct calls to a first telephone number to a second telephone number, wherein said second telephone number comprises: (i) a first address that is inside the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network, and (ii) a second address that is outside the address space of the Public Switched Telephone Network; transmitting to said first telecommunications terminal a first signal; receiving a second signal from a second telecommunications terminal, wherein said second telecommunications terminal is associated with said second telephone number, and wherein said second telecommunications terminal is distinct from said first telecommunications terminal; when said first signal compares satisfactorily to said second signal, linking said first telephone number to said second telephone number; receiving, at said server, a call to said first telephone number; determining that said call is to be directed to said second telephone number; calling an intermediate point using said first address; and directing said intermediate point to complete said call using said second address.