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Completing telecommunications calls in a competitive local and toll enviroment

  • US 5,661,792 A
  • Filed: 03/27/1995
  • Issued: 08/26/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a telecommunication network, a method of establishing a telecommunications call, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a Dialed Number dialed by a caller at a first switch of a first local carrier;

    determining whether said Dialed Number is for a local exchange area call;

    if it is determined that said Dialed Number is for a local exchange area call, accessing a local database to determine a preferred terminating carrier, prespecified by a called party identified by said Dialed Number, and switch prespecified by said preferred terminating carrier for serving said call; and

    routing said call to said preferred terminating carrier for completing said call to said switch.

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