Voice over network (VoN)/voice over internet protocol (VoIP) architect having hotline and optional tie line

A voice over network system comprising:

• means for decoding a directory communications address of a communications device to identify a voice over internet protocol service feature of the directory communications address via an association with an internal communications address that includes a same format as the directory communications address and wherein the internal communications address comprises a shadow line number that is unknown to a user that is associated with the directory communications address, wherein the shadow line number comprises a data format that is the same as the data format of the directory communications address, the communications device in communication with a telecommunications network, the means for decoding comprising a media server;
• means for establishing, using the internal communications address, a voice over network hotline to provide the voice over internet protocol service feature, the voice over network hotline communicating internet protocol telephony communications signals, the voice over network hotline further establishing an internet protocol telephony communications connection of the communications device with a called party's communications address;
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• means for decoding the directory communications address to identify a mid-call service feature of the directory communications address, the mid-call service feature comprising a three way call service feature,
• wherein the media server is operable to communicate the dial tone to the communications device via the bearer communications path, to receive the called party's communications address from the communications device via the bearer communications path, and to communicate the called party's communications address to the feature server.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program product comprising:

• computer readable program code to decode a voice over network setup communications signal to associate an internal communications address with a directory communications address, the internal communications address comprising a voice over network service of the directory communications address and including a data format that is the same as a data format of the directory communications address;
• computer readable program code to establish, using the internal communications address, a voice over network hotline for the directory communications address, the hotline providing voice over internet protocol communications for communications with the directory communications address;
• computer readable program code to present a dial tone to a communications device of the directory communications address, the dial tone indicating availability to communicate voice over internet protocol communications signals;
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• computer readable program code to receive a called party's communications address from the directory communications address,
• wherein the internal communications address further comprises a communications service feature of the directory communications address that includes a voicemail service feature, and
• wherein the internal communications address comprises a shadow line number that is unknown to a user that is associated with the directory communications address, wherein the shadow line number comprises a data format that is the same as the data format of the directory communications address.