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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2001
Jesse Hefter, Brookline, MA (US);
Boris S. Elman, Newton, MA (US);
Jesse Hefter, Brookline, MA (US);
Boris S. Elman, Newton, MA (US);
Verizon Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method that enables subscribers to transfer the airtime charge for the sending/receiving wireless telephone station to a toll free call provider to/from whom a wireless toll-free telephone call is placed. A communication network in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of portable wireless telephone stations; a plurality of wired telephone stations; a plurality of local exchange carriers (LECs); at least one mobile switching center (MSC) a mobile base antenna tower. Each MSC, LEC and IXC is adapted to operate a program that retrieves billing information associated with wireless airtime from a rating system and then compile the information in a billing statement for a toll free call provider.