A
system for handling transactions in a communication network, wherein the transactions include at least one technology-dependent request for a given content made by a requester to at least one
server. The
system operates based on an access content
list including permit / deny access clauses regulating access of the requesters to the contents by the
server. A
processing module, configured for detecting the technology-dependent request, and extracting therefrom information identifying the requester making the request and the content requested, is provided. A corresponding technology independent access content entry, adapted to be checked against the access content
list to derive permit / deny information concerning the request detected, can thus be generated. The request is handled as a function of the permit / deny information derived and thus, e.g., forwarded toward the
server or either dropped or forwarded to an alternative destination. Access to the various contents delivered is thus controlled in a manner that is independent of the specific technologies used for delivering the media contents.