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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Gerald A. Starling, Hampton, GA (US);
Dirk S. Henson, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ken A. Loveless, Smyma, GA (US);
Jeffrey Broadus, Marietta, GA (US);
Gerald A. Starling, Hampton, GA (US);
Dirk S. Henson, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ken A. Loveless, Smyma, GA (US);
Jeffrey Broadus, Marietta, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property, I,L.P., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for providing self-provisioning telephony services. The method includes receiving a request for the self-provisioning telephony services from a caller of a telecommunications service provider. The method also includes prompting the caller to provide information for facilitating implementation of the self-provisioning telephony services. The method further includes implementing the self-provisioning telephony services, without human intervention from a telecommunications service provider, in response to information received as a result of the prompting. The self-provisioning telephony services include activating an account for a new telephone number, modifying an account for an existing telephone number, retrieving a forgotten personal identification number, and canceling an account for an existing telephone number.