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.
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. 20. The computer system of claim 18 wherein said presenting means and said inputting means are only performed if said database indicates that the calling party has not previously set up said preferred language.