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Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2004
Applicants:

David S. Benco, Winfield, IL (US);

Kevin J. Overend, Elmhurst, IL (US);

Baoling S. Sheen, Naperville, IL (US);

Sandra L. True, St. Charles, IL (US);

Kenneth J. Voight, Sugar Grove, IL (US);

Inventors:

David S. Benco, Winfield, IL (US);

Kevin J. Overend, Elmhurst, IL (US);

Baoling S. Sheen, Naperville, IL (US);

Sandra L. True, St. Charles, IL (US);

Kenneth J. Voight, Sugar Grove, IL (US);

Assignee:

Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A mobile communication device of an apparatus in one example sends a plurality of rate queries to a plurality of service providers. Based on one or more rate quotes received from one or more of the plurality of service providers in response to one or more of the plurality of rate queries, the mobile communication device selects one of the plurality of service providers to handle a communication session.


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