Abstract: A method of applying for or renewing a subscription or membership over a telecommunication network, where the steps of the method include establishing communication between a calling subscriber/member and a business offering the subscription or membership or a third party verifying the identity of the subscriber/member providing the subscriber/member with a plurality of subscription or renewal options from which said subscriber/member must choose a preferred subscription or renewal option and processing the subscriber/member's preferred subscription or renewal option.

Abstract: A method of purchasing goods or services over a network including the steps of providing an interactive recording system on the network, receiving one or more communications from a device associated with a user seeking to purchase said goods or services via the interactive recording system, providing a purchase order to a merchant offering said goods or services and billing the user for each purchase of said goods or services, wherein the step of billing the user includes including a cost for said goods or services on a billing mechanism.