n
 nAbsent-subscriber services as the answering machine
 nCall booking: connection at the desired
 time
 nPerson-to-person call: ensures that call goes
 to a right
 person
 nSerial call: setting up several calls
 nTelephone conferencing: several persons participate to
 call in real-time (compare: tele-conferencing)
 nDirectory inquiries:
 also speech recognition, recorded messages
 
 (many of these
 nowadays available in terminals)