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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2000
Charles N. Ellis, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A telecommunication method and apparatus includes at least one bypass carrier code for completing a telecommunication connection between a telecommunication device and a communication network. The bypass carrier code is automatically entered for each outgoing toll and long distance call requiring a long distance carrier whenever a telephone number is input through a keypad or selected from a plurality of prestored memory telephone number locations. In one aspect, the bypass carrier code is stored in the memory of the telecommunication device. In alternate aspects, the bypass carrier code is re-programmable through the keypad or other numeric input on the telecommunication device or selectable by an input selector from a plurality of discrete bypass carrier codes.