Methods and apparatus for accessing telephone numbers

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for accessing a specific telephone number in a net of a local operator by a mobile telephone. According to the method predetermined telephone numbers of various local operators and/or local services are stored into memory means of the mobile telephone unit and a proper predetermined local telephone number(s) is selected among said telephone numbers stored into the memory means of the mobile telephone. Said selection is performed by control means of the telephone in accordance with the local operator used at the moment. Said predetermined telephone number is activated by activating means provided on the mobile telephone, wherein the user of the mobile telephone is facilitated to access the specific telephone number without any knowledge of the actual telephone number. The invention relates further to a mobile phone and to an arrangement realizing the inventive method.