28. A system for providing a service for delivering information over a communications network, comprising: storage for maintaining a record identifiable by data representing a user, the record containing user defined voice preferences for delivering information in one of a plurality of automated voices, said user defined voice preferences being associated with one or more different services, aspects of a service or combination of services and aspects of a service, respectively; an interface for receiving a call from the user, along with the data, through the communications network, the call including a request for the service for delivering selected information, the selected information being determined in response to the request, the record being retrieved based at least on the received data; a processor programmed to determine from the record an automated voice preference associated with the characteristics of the information being delivered; and a server for generating an automated voice in accordance with the user defined voice preference to deliver the selected information from said requested service.
28. A system for providing a service for delivering information over a communications network, comprising: storage for maintaining a record identifiable by data representing a user, the record containing user defined voice preferences for delivering information in one of a plurality of automated voices, said user defined voice preferences being associated with one or more different services, aspects of a service or combination of services and aspects of a service, respectively; an interface for receiving a call from the user, along with the data, through the communications network, the call including a request for the service for delivering selected information, the selected information being determined in response to the request, the record being retrieved based at least on the received data; a processor programmed to determine from the record an automated voice preference associated with the characteristics of the information being delivered; and a server for generating an automated voice in accordance with the user defined voice preference to deliver the selected information from said requested service. 41. The system of claim 28 , wherein the communications network includes a telephone network.