A service includes verbally editing at least one parameter of a
subscriber's advanced intelligent network (AIN) service using speech
recognition functionality of an intelligent peripheral. A call is
received from the subscriber at a switch, including a dialed number for
editing the AIN service. A connection is established with the intelligent
peripheral in response to the dialed number. Call service data, including
the parameter, is retrieved from a database. The intelligent peripheral
plays a voice announcement identifying the parameter to the subscriber,
receives a voice instruction from the subscriber in response to the voice
announcement and translates the voice instruction into digital command
data relating to a change to the parameter. The digital command data and
the change to the parameter are stored in the database for near real-time
implementation. The intelligent peripheral and the database are likewise
accessible by the subscriber through a packet switched data network.