Method and system for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion

A system for connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion in a telecommunications network, the system comprising:

• means for detecting an off-hook condition for the subscriber in the network;
• and
• means for receiving an advertisement;
• means for playing the advertisement from the advertiser to the subscriber prior to completing a call to a party;
• means for connecting the subscriber to the advertiser;
• and
• a terminating switch having means for completing a call from the subscriber from the originating switch to the advertiser instead of the called party, wherein a telephone number associated with the advertiser is distinct from a telephone number entered by the subscriber for calling the party, and
• wherein if no input is received from the subscriber within a predetermined time period, the terminating switch having means for automatically beginning call processing to connect the subscriber to the called party.

A computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer will cause the computer to perform a method of performing actions on content in a region within a free form two-dimensional workspace, comprising the steps of:

• connecting a subscriber to an advertiser prior to call completion in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
• detecting an off-hook condition for the subscriber in the network prior to making a call to a party;
• providing an advertisement from the advertiser to the subscriber prior to completing the call to the party;
• and
• in response to input by the subscriber, connecting the subscriber to the advertiser by routing the call to a telephone number associated with the advertiser and completing the call to the advertiser instead of completing the call to the party, wherein the telephone number associated with the advertiser is distinct from a telephone number entered by the subscriber for calling the party, and
• wherein if no input is received from the subscriber within a predetermined time period indicating that the subscriber desires to be connected to the advertiser, automatically beginning call processing to connect the subscriber to the called party.