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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 1988
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank J Bogart, Boulder, CO (US);
Nancy K Modisette, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
American Telephone and Telegraph Company, AT&T Information Systems, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M / ; H04M / ; H04M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
379207 ; 379197 ; 379221 ;
Abstract
This feature provides the telephone communication system with the capability to automatically select one of a plurality of inter-exchange carriers to serve an inter-exchange call originated by a telephone communication system user. In response to an inter-exchange call origination, the telephone communication system selects the appropriate and most economical inter-exchange carrier and then outpulses the inter-exchange carrier access code, the user's personal identification code and the called party number dialed by the user to complete the call.