The invention relates to a method to provide an operator selection service
for subscribers of a communications network (CN'), wherein the
subscribers terminals (T1, T2, . . . , Tn) are connected to one local
exchange (ILEX) of a first operator, wherein said local exchange (ILEX)
detects, whether call handling of an incoming call request is to be
performed within network devices of said first operator or to be passed
to a second operator, wherein, if a call is to be passed to the second
operator, the local exchange (ILEX) identifies the calling address and
the called address and sends a call information (M1) comprising said
addresses to a call server (LS1, LS2) of the second operator, the call
server (LS1, LS2) sends back a connection request (M2) to establish a
call connection between selected terminals (T1, T2, . . . , Tn) over a
determined fixed connection (TC1, TC2) connecting an outgoing trunk (X1,
Y1) and an incoming trunk (X2, Y2) of said local exchange (ILEX) and the
local exchange (ILEX) establishes the requested call connection over said
determined connection (TC1, TC2), and also to a communications network
(CN') and a call server (LS1, LS2) therefore.