Patent ID: 8477758

Claim:
A method for providing a voice over network services, comprising: decoding a voice over network setup communications signal to associate an internal communications address with a directory communications address, the internal communications address corresponding to a voice over network service of the directory communications address; establishing a voice over network hotline for the directory communications address using the internal communications address, the voice over network hotline providing voice over internet protocol communications for communications with the directory communications address; presenting a dial tone to a communications device associated with the directory communications address, the dial tone indicating availability to communicate voice over internet protocol communications signals; and determining a called party's communications address from the directory communications address, wherein the internal communications address comprises a data format that is the same as a data format of the directory communications address, wherein the internal communications address further comprises a communications service feature of the directory communications address that includes a caller identification service feature, and wherein the internal communications address comprises a shadow line number that is unknown to a user that is associated with the directory communications address, wherein the shadow line number comprises a data format that is the same as the data format of the directory communications address.