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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Laura Culli, Austin, TX (US);
Bruce A. Nance, San Antonio, TX (US);
John E. Simino, San Antonio, TX (US);
Harold C. Fleischer, III, San Antonio, TX (US);
Michael Hanrahan, St. Louis, MO (US);
M. Lourdes Coronado, Austin, TX (US);
SBC Technology Resources, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A telecommunications method and routing system determines a routing preference and routing of a call from a calling party to a called party for a local service provider. The system includes a service control point that receives a signal from a switch. The switch recognizes at least one of a calling party number and a dialed number that indicates a type of service. The service control point determines the routing preference of the local service provider for the call based upon the type of service and a local service provider identifier associated with one of the recognized calling party number and dialed number.