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).