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Method for billing local communication services provided by an interexchange communication network

  • US 5,910,979 A
  • Filed: 10/20/1997
  • Issued: 06/08/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In an interexchange communication network, a method for generating billing records associated with local communication service provided by the network that provides a direct communication connection with a customer, comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a code from the network, the code identifying a type of call to be placed to the customer,determining whether the call is a POTS call,when the call is a POTS call, determining whether the code includes a local service identifier,when the code includes the local service identifier, determining whether the customer has subscribed to the network'"'"'s local communication service,when the customer has subscribed to the network'"'"'s local communication service, generating the billing record.

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