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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2005
Veena B. Mendiratta, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Tushar Shah, Lombard, IL (US);
Gustavus H. Zimmerman, Iii, Naperville, IL (US);
Veena B. Mendiratta, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Tushar Shah, Lombard, IL (US);
Gustavus H. Zimmerman, III, Naperville, IL (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
In an exemplary method, a call origination request containing a toll-free telephone number of the called party is received from a wireless handset supported by a mobility service provider at a switching node of the telecommunication network. A determination is made if the called party has agreed to pay for at least a portion of the telecommunication service charge by the mobility service provider for providing wireless access to the wireless handset for the call. If the called party has agreed to pay for at least a portion of the telecommunication service charge by the mobility service provider, a call detail record associated with said call is generated that contains information indicating that the called party will be responsible for at least the portion of the telecommunication service charge by the mobility service provider. The call is then terminated to the called party.