Abstract: A system and method for determining user preferences in a telecommunications network are disclosed. As one example, a system for determining user preferences in a telecommunications network is disclosed. The system includes a first server configured to receive and store a plurality of user address books, a second server configured to store a plurality of business types, wherein each business type of the plurality of business types is associated with at least one of a telephone number, URL, and a name, and a third server coupled to the first server and the second server. The third server is configured to receive the plurality of user address books, extract the at least one of a telephone number, URL and name from each user address book of the plurality of user address books, associate the extracted at least one of a telephone number, URL and name with a business type of the plurality of business types, and create a plurality of user preferences.