Method for expediting access to services on a switched communications network

A method for providing access to services during communication between subscribers over a communication path on a switched communication network is provided. In a first step, the injection of a DTMF service request signal by a first subscriber is detected. In a second step, a service is provided to a subscriber that corresponds to the DTMF service request signal from a set of services. The set of services includes a service that terminates the communication path to a second subscriber.