Verizon Business Global LLC

Mci, Inc.

Steven Lee Lass

John Kenneth Gallant

John L Truetken

Alan Bernard Johnston

Heinrich Sinnreich

An approach for supporting telephony services for use over a data network that includes at least one of the Internet and a private Intranet is disclosed. A communications system includes a switch that is coupled to a telephone network and is configured to determine presence of a dialing prefix of a call. The system also includes a gateway that is coupled to the data network and configured to communicate with the switch. The switch selectively routes the call based upon the presence of the dialing prefix to the gateway.

Small office or home office (SOHO) IP phone service

A method of routing a telephone call includes receiving an indication, at a handset device, to initiate a telephone call. It is then determined, preferably by the handset device, whether the telephone call is an emergency services telephone call. If the telephone call is not an emergency services telephone call, it is routed to a proxy server. On the other hand, if the telephone call is an emergency services telephone call, it is routed to a local gatewaywithout first accessing the proxy server

Telephone system and method for reliable emergency services calling

A method of routing a telephone call includes receiving an indication, at a handset deviceto initiate a telephone call. It is then determined, preferably by the handset devicewhether the telephone call is an emergency services telephone call. If the telephone call is not an emergency services telephone call, it is routed to a proxy serverOn the other hand, if the telephone call is an emergency services telephone call, it is routed to a local gatewaywithout first accessing the proxy server

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Steven Lee Lass