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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Paritosh Bajpay, Edison, NJ (US);
Robert Best, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Romelle Bond, Parker, CO (US);
Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Richard Glozzy, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Alan Hughes, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
John Mccanuel, Bailey, CO (US);
Paritosh Bajpay, Edison, NJ (US);
Robert Best, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Romelle Bond, Parker, CO (US);
Hossein Eslambolchi, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Richard Glozzy, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Alan Hughes, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
John McCanuel, Bailey, CO (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes issuing a retrieval instruction, such as a database query, to retrieve from a database system a datum associated with a network circuit established outside of the United States. Upon receiving the datum from the database system, it is determined, based on the datum retrieved, whether the network circuit is incurring a charge. It is further determined, based on the datum retrieved, an amount of revenue generated by the network circuit. When the amount of revenue generated by the network circuit is below a predetermined threshold, a termination instruction to terminate a service associated with the network circuit is issued.