System and method for generating telecom service access credit

A telecommunications system comprising a switching telecommunications network, a plurality of terminals that selectively connect to each other and to data channels for accessing telecommunications services through said telecommunications network, said telecommunications network comprising a network subsystem connected to home location registers and to a central database ensuring mobile number portability, and an intelligent network component controlling network switching, whereby services are accessed by using telephone numbers according to a conventional telecommunications operator numbering scheme, the system further comprising an operator platform providing to said intelligent network component via an operator platform interface credit-based provisionings for such connections, for respective terminal users, the system further comprising a credit generation subsystem comprising an interconnection between the operator platform and a terminal, said interconnection ensuring that:

• when available communications credit value becomes lower than a predefined threshold, a user of said terminal is provided with an action selection user interface enabling the selection of a credit-generating action by said user,
• after said action has been executed, a communications credit value for said user is recharged and stored in said operator platform,
• access rights are computed by applying predefined rules on said recharged credit value, and
• said access rights are duplicated and transmitted as provisioning values to said intelligent network component of said telecommunications network via said operator platform interface.