CA2616980A1 - Telecommunication service with pre-paid access - Google Patents

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CA2616980A1
CA2616980A1 CA002616980A CA2616980A CA2616980A1 CA 2616980 A1 CA2616980 A1 CA 2616980A1 CA 002616980 A CA002616980 A CA 002616980A CA 2616980 A CA2616980 A CA 2616980A CA 2616980 A1 CA2616980 A1 CA 2616980A1
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William H. Allen
Gail A. Churillo
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AT&T Intellectual Property I LP
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William H. Allen
Gail A. Churillo
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/41—Billing record details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure of call data record [CDR]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/62—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP based on trigger specification
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
    • H04M15/8044—Least cost routing
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M15/00—Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
    • H04M15/80—Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
    • H04M15/8044—Least cost routing
    • H04M15/8061—Selecting least cost route depending on origin or type of service
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04Q—SELECTING
    • H04Q3/00—Selecting arrangements
    • H04Q3/0016—Arrangements providing connection between exchanges
    • H04Q3/0029—Provisions for intelligent networking
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M17/00—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems
    • H04M2017/25—Prepayment of wireline communication systems, wireless communication systems or telephone systems using a code
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/01—Details of billing arrangements
    • H04M2215/0164—Billing record, e.g. Call Data Record [CDR], Toll Ticket[TT], Automatic Message Accounting [AMA], Call Line Identifier [CLI], details, i.e. parameters, identifiers, structure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/74—Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
    • H04M2215/745—Least cost routing, e.g. Automatic or manual, call by call or by preselection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2215/00—Metering arrangements; Time controlling arrangements; Time indicating arrangements
    • H04M2215/74—Rating aspects, e.g. rating parameters or tariff determination apects
    • H04M2215/745—Least cost routing, e.g. Automatic or manual, call by call or by preselection
    • H04M2215/7471—Select route depending on origin or type of service, e.g. route TDMA voice calls differently than VoIP calls

Abstract

A method and system for implementing pre-paid telephone service with direct dial pre-paid access and direct dial or indirect dial post paid access. The method includes receiving a telephone call and routing the telephone call to a pre-paid platform if the access designation is a direct dial access designation other than I or 01 1. The system includes a local exchange carrier configured to receive a telephone call and route the call to a long distance carrier, where the long distance carrier is configured to route the call to a pre-paid platform if the access designation is a direct dial access designation other than 1 or 01 1.

Claims (22)

1. A method for providing pre-paid long distance telecommunication services to a subscriber having a telecommunication device configured to communicate with a telecommunication network, the method comprising:
receiving a telephone call from the telecommunication device to a destination associated with a telephone number;
identifying whether a direct dial access designation is present before the destination telephone number; and routing the telephone call to a pre-paid platform if the direct dial access designation is other than a 1 or 011 access designation.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the direct dial access designation is a 0 access designation or a 01 access designation.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
verifying the telecommunication device is associated with a pre-paid account having a desired minimum balance;
routing the telephone call to the destination telephone number;
monitoring a duration of the telephone call in real time;
debiting the prepaid account based on the monitored duration.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
identifying whether the telecommunication device is associated with a post paid restriction; and terminating the telephone call if the telecommunication device is associated with the post paid restriction.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the post paid restriction comprises restricted access to all toll numbers.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
identifying whether the telecommunication device is associated with a post paid option; and routing the telephone call to the destination if the telecommunication device is associated with the post paid option and the direct dial access designation is the 1 or 011 access designation.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
identifying whether the destination telephone number is a toll free number; and routing the telephone call to the destination if the destination telephone number is a toll free number and the direct dial access designation is the I
access designation.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
identifying an indirect dial access designation is present;
routing the telephone call to an alternate billing platform if the indirect dial access designation is present.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the indirect dial access designation is 00.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the alternative billing platform comprises at least one of collect billing, third party billing, or calling card billing.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the subscriber communicates with the telecommunication network without the use of a pre-paid long distance calling card.
12. A system for providing pre-paid long distance telecommunication services to a subscriber having a telecommunication device configured to communicate with a telecommunication network, the system comprising:
a local exchange carrier in communication with the telecommunication network, the local exchange carrier further configured to receive a telephone call from the telecommunication device to a destination associated with a telephone number preceded by an access designation and route the telephone call via the telecommunication network to a long distance carrier in communication with the telecommunication network;
wherein the long distance carrier is configured to route the telephone call to a pre-paid platform if the access designation is a direct dial access designation other than a 1 or 011 access designation.
13. The system of claim 12, wherein the access designation is a 0 or 01 direct dial access designation.
14. The system of claim 12, wherein the long distance carrier is configured to route the call to the destination if the destination telephone number is a toll free number and the direct dial access designation is the 1 access designation.
15. The system of claim 12, an ANI database in communication with the long distance carrier wherein the ANI database is operative to associate the telecommunication device with a post paid restriction; and wherein the long distance carrier is configured to terminate the telephone call if the telecommunication device is associated with the post paid restriction.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the post paid restriction comprises restricted access to all toll numbers.
17. The system of claim 12, further comprising:
an ANI database in communication with the long distance carrier wherein the ANI database is operative to associate the telecommunication device with a post paid option; and wherein the long distance carrier is configured to route the call to the destination number if the telecommunication device is associated with the post paid option and the direct dial access designation is the 1 or 011 access designation.
18. The system of claim 12, wherein the long distance carrier is configured to route the call to an alternate billing platform if the access designation is an indirect dial access designation.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the indirect dial access designation is 00.
20. The system of claim 18, wherein the alternate billing platform comprises at least one of collect billing, third party billing, calling card billing, or operator assistance.
21. The system of claim 12, further comprising:
an ANI account database in communication with the long distance carrier, wherein the ANI account database is operative to verify the telecommunication device is associated with a pre-paid account having a desired minimum balance; and wherein the pre-paid platform is operative to monitor the call in real time and debit the pre-paid account based on the monitoring.
22. The system of claim 12, wherein the long distance carrier is further configured to provide an ANI value to the pre-paid platform.
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