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A system architecture for bypassing a local exchange carrier comprises an intelligent terminal, a residential gateway coupled to the terminal, a cable facility management platform terminating a twisted pair or coaxial cable facility and a network service platform. The platform serves both a cable he

A system architecture for bypassing a local exchange carrier comprises an intelligent terminal, a residential gateway coupled to the terminal, a cable facility management platform terminating a twisted pair or coaxial cable facility and a network service platform. The platform serves both a cable headend and a telephone DSL network to enable a single service provider to provide different information content services independent of how a user actually receives the services. The twisted pair and/or coaxial cable fed, integrated residence gateway controlled intelligent terminal or set-top device provides a multiple menu heirarchy for selecting a plurality of enhanced services. The menus are implemented on a video telephone or similar device with a touch-sensitive screen display for interactively displaying video and accompanying audio signals and menu screens. The integrated residence gateway is coupled to either or both of the coaxial cable or twisted pair and distributes the bandwidth facilities available over either service vehicle to customer devices including the set top box.

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1. A user interface for a videophone connected to a coaxial cable network, comprising: a display screen responsive to pressure input such that the display screen displays a plurality of first user selectable options corresponding to a plurality of service modes of the videophone; and a controller c

1. A user interface for a videophone connected to a coaxial cable network, comprising: a display screen responsive to pressure input such that the display screen displays a plurality of first user selectable options corresponding to a plurality of service modes of the videophone; and a controller configured to process the plurality of service modes such that the controller displays at least one menu hierarchy on the screen display after a user selectable option has been selected within the plurality of first user selectable options; wherein the controller is configured with a first operating state such that the controller receives control signals from a network device to control the display of the first plurality of user selectable options; and the controller configured with a second operating state such that the controller displays a plurality of second user selectable options provided by the network device upon receiving a signal from the controller that the first user selectable options have not been selected after a predetermined time; wherein the first user selectable options and the second user selectable options are displayed simultaneously on the display screen such that the controller displays information linked to a second user selectable option responsive to being selected.