A method and apparatus are provided for routing multimedia calls within an automatic
call distributor system having a automatic call distributor coupled to the public
switched telephone network and a host coupled to the Internet. The method includes
the steps of receiving an Internet call from an Internet caller by the host through
the Internet, requesting an agent assignment for handling the Internet call from
the automatic call distributor coupled to the public switched telephone network
and transferring the Internet call to a terminal of the agent assigned by the automatic
call distributor.