18. A computer system comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for selecting an appropriate language for a prepaid telephone system center to communicate with a calling party, the computer readable program code means in said computer system including: means for prompting the calling party in a plurality of languages to enter an account code; means for receiving said account code by the calling party entering said account code through the telephone keypad and determining if said account code represents a valid prepaid account with a current positive account balance; means for using said account code to access a database to determine if the calling party has previously established a preferred language to be used by the prepaid telephone system center when communicating to the calling party; means for presenting a plurality of languages available for selection by the calling party as said preferred language; means for inputting from the calling party a selection from said plurality of languages; means for recording said selection in said database; means for communicating to the calling party in said preferred language; and means for reducing the amount of said positive account balance based on the duration of the communication.
26. The computer system of claim 18 wherein said means for accessing a database includes using said account code of said calling party in accessing said database.