System and method for facilitating paperless transactions related to acquisition and management of telephony type communications services such as local and long distance communications services

摘要

System and method for facilitating paperless transactions related to local and long distance type telecommunications services provided within a telecommunications network. Such new and improved systems and methods include and involve a telecommunications network wherein at least one local or long distance type communications service is provided to a customer, and a paperless services system that is coupled to the telecommunications network via an electronic data network such as the Internet and World Wide Web (www). The telecommunications network and the electronic data network may be one in the same. The paperless services system is configured to be accessed by the customer via the electronic data network to enable the customer to engage in at least one paperless transaction related to the communications service(s) provided to the customer within the telecommunications network. Consumers of telecommunications services will benefit from the present invention by obtaining greater control over their communications needs and, in particular, will gain the ability to self direct and self-provision the services they need as well as manage those services in real time.