Abstract: There is provided a method for providing a translation service for a voice channel. The method comprises receiving a translation request from a first person at a first endpoint of the voice channel, selecting a language translator based on the translation request received from the first person, and installing the language translator in the voice channel for providing the translation service between the first person at the first endpoint of the voice channel and a second person at a second endpoint of the voice channel. The translation request may include digits dialed as part of a phone number associated with the second endpoint, and wherein the translation request includes information indicative of a first language and a second language for translation.