Unified messaging system and method

This application is co-pending with related patent applications entitled "Automated Communications Assistant and Method" Ser. No. 10/253,306 and "Fee Collection System and Method for Call Completion" Ser. No. 10/253,755, each having at least one co-inventor and assignee in common with the instant application, and both being filed concurrently herewith and incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. A method and system for administering calls on a voice network allows a user to selectively determine which calls will be accepted and assists the user in placing calls to other users on the network. The user may establish a list of users whose calls will be accepted and may also establish a list of users whose calls will not be accepted. The method and system may provide unwanted callers with an option to speak with the user for a fee. The method and system may also display phone or other messages to the user on a video display.