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A new architecture capable of utilizing the existing twisted pair interface between the customer services equipment and the local office is used to provide a vast array of new services to customers. Using an intelligent services director (ISD) at the customer services equipment and a facilities mana

A new architecture capable of utilizing the existing twisted pair interface between the customer services equipment and the local office is used to provide a vast array of new services to customers. Using an intelligent services director (ISD) at the customer services equipment and a facilities management platform (FMP) at the local office, new services such as simultaneous, multiple calls (voice analog or digital), facsimile, Internet traffic and other data can be transmitted over the existing single twisted pair using xDSL transmission schemes. New services such as the implementation of Internet connectivity, videophone, utility metering, broadcasting, multicasting, bill viewing, information pushing in response to a user profile, directory look-up and other services can be implemented via a network server platform via this architecture. A network server platform for hosting a plurality of services comprises, for example, a memory for storing a user profile, the user profile containing interests of a user, and for storing information related to their interests and a controller for controlling the collection of information from information servers and for pushing the collected information to the user in accordance with their defined priority.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A telecommunications network method for accessing a plurality of alternative networks comprising the steps ofreceiving a request from a calling party for access to obtain one of directory services, billing services and information retrieval services via a particular netwo

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A telecommunications network method for accessing a plurality of alternative networks comprising the steps ofreceiving a request from a calling party for access to obtain one of directory services, billing services and information retrieval services via a particular network,authorizing said request for access to obtain said one service by searching a database to ensure that one of said calling party or a party called by said user is a subscriber to said one service,configuring a facilities controller at a telecommunications office for routing to said particular network of the plurality of networks, the facilities controller being coupled to a plurality of user service directors, said user service directors for accessing one of directory service, billing and payment and user selected data memories andpermitting the user access to the network when one of said services is authorized to that user and the facilities controller obtains the requisite facilities.