A method and apparatus for establishing a voice call to a PSTN extension
for a networked client computer, and routing the voice call off of the
network, is provided. In a first embodiment, the apparatus comprises a
storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming
instructions for implementing a set of communication services for
facilitating establishment of the voice call to the PSTN extension, and
an execution unit, coupled to the storage medium, for executing the
plurality of programming instructions. The set of communication services
include services for receiving a Push-To-Talk.TM. request from the
networked client computer, requesting the voice call, and in response,
determining the PSTN extension. The Push-To-Talk.TM. request includes
identification information of an originating web server of the
Push-To-Talk.TM. option, and the determination of the PSTN extension is
made in accordance with the originating web server's identification
information.