A method and apparatus for obtaining the position of a calling subscriber
terminal (400) connected to a fixed IP access network (402) at an end
point. A Location Information Component LIC (404) including a radio
receiver (404a) is placed in the vicinity of the end point to represent
the position of the terminal. Broadcasted mobile network signals or
satellite navigation signals are received, and position-related
information is derived from the signals and added to a data stream
(A.sub.1) from the terminal, before sending the stream over the IP access
network. A centrally arranged Location Information Aggregator LIA (408)
then receives the modified data stream (A.sub.2), extracts the
position-related information, and associates location information on the
terminal with a network address of the end point or an identity of the
terminal. Thereby, reliable location information can be obtained for
calling terminals to be available to a called party or used application.