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Recyclable cellular telephone and method and apparatus for supporting the use of a recyclable cellular telephone within a cellular telephone network

  • US 5,946,613 A
  • Filed: 11/01/1996
  • Issued: 08/31/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for activating an acquired telecommunications instrument, comprising:

  • first means for communicating with the acquired telecommunications instrument to extract activation information;

    means for reading customer billing data for the acquisition and use of the telecommunications instrument; and

    second means for communicating the read billing data to a billing entity to obtain authorization for the acquisition of the telecommunications instrument and for communicating the activation information to a communications service provider to obtain a directory number assignment for the acquired telecommunications instrument and to initiate telecommunications service, the assigned directory number communicated for storage in the acquired telecommunications instrument.

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