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At+t Corp.

Gary D Walden

Anurag Goel

Edite M Hanlon

Antoinette Rule

Tejanand Sarju

Steven T Heinsius

Mrinalini Natarajan

Ami Parekh

A service that provides a virtual private line between a local exchange and another interexchange carrier. To provide the virtual private line, a switch in a first interexchange carrier receives a code representative of the carrier of choice. The switch identifies the second interexchange carrier from the code, and identifies a location of a point of interface between the first and second interexchange carriers. The switch establishes a call path from itself to the second interexchange carrier through the point of interface.

Method for establishing virtual private line for long distance carrier

A re-directing party (14) may transfer call-specific data to a target party (16) via a telecommunications network (10) in connection with the re-direction of a telephone call by the network between the parties. To transfer the call-specific data, the re-directing party transmits an out-of-band message containing the data to the network. The network forwards the data in an out-of-band message to the target party. The message may be one that effects call set-up to the target party or call termination by the re-directing party. Alternatively, the message may be of the type that effects data transfer during the call itself.

Method for transferring call-specific data between called parties

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Califon, NJ, United States of America

Gary D Walden