Service resource items (49) for use in call setup in a telephone system
are held on servers (58) that are connected to a computer network which
is logically distinct from the telephone system infrastructure; this computer network
may, for example, make use of the Internet. Each service resource item (49)
is locatable on the network at a corresponding URI and is associated with a particular
telephone number. A mapping is provided between telephone numbers and the URIs
of associated service resource items. When it is desired to access a service resource
item (49) associated with a particular telephone number, this mapping is
used to retrieve the corresponding URI (step 55) which is then used to access
the desired service resource item (56, 57, 59).