14. The device according to claim 11 wherein said transmission media includes a public switched telephone network.
11. A device for compressing and transmitting speech in a communications system, comprising: means for receiving speech from an individual; a speech profile defining the coefficients of speech for the individual in a mathematical model; means for detecting changes in the individual's speech, said changes being defined by at least one of said coefficients of speech; means for converting said speech to text which operates in response to means for detecting to add hypertext characters to said text indicative of said detected changes; means for transmitting said text over said transmission media; means for converting said text received from said transmission media to speech; and means for delivering speech to the individual.