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)