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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2005
Brian E. Somes, Garland, TX (US);
Kimberly A. Galdiano, Allen, TX (US);
Brian E. Somes, Garland, TX (US);
Kimberly A. Galdiano, Allen, TX (US);
Verizon Business Global LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for routing an international call includes receiving a call and identifying a first international carrier based on an Internet protocol address associated with the call or a tunnel through which the call was received. The method also includes identifying a second international carrier based on the identified first international carrier. The second international carrier may represent a terminating carrier associated with forwarding the call to a called party. The method may further include forwarding the call to the identified second international carrier.