A telephone number searching system supporting an automatic telephone
connection in which a telephone number is searched for through the
internet and automatically dialed, and a method therefor. A web server is
connected to a telephone number database for storing multiple
predetermined telephone numbers. An information terminal is equipped with
a web browser which is selectively connected to the web server for
submitting a search request to receive a telephone number service and
searching a telephone number from the telephone number database to
display at least one searched telephone number. One number is selected by
a user among the displayed telephone numbers and dialed automatically by
a telephone plug-in to set up a communication channel through the
telephone.