Control of call features provided to a subscriber by a hierarchical telecommunication switch

In a telecommunication network that supports subscribers, the improvement comprising:

• means for recognizing a request for call origination by a calling party on an associated communication line, the recognizing means recognizing the request being for call origination services;
• means for locating a first record in a database based on the identification of the calling party's line;
• means for determining a first set of predetermined call features based on information contained in the first record;
• means for receiving a personal identification number (PIN) entered by the calling party via said associated communication line;
• means for locating a second record based on the PIN in the database, said second record independent of said first record;
• means for determining a second set of predetermined call features based on information contained in the second record;
• means for determining a third set of call features that is made available to the calling party based on call features contained in said first and second sets of features, whereby call features associated with a particular line can be supplemented by other call features associated with the PIN of a particular subscriber.