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Methods and apparatus to manage collect phone calling limits

  • US 7,409,051 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2006
  • Issued: 08/05/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of managing collect phone calling limits comprising:

  • determining whether collect calls from one or more locations to a terminating phone number placed in a first time period have exceeded a first collect calls limit;

    when the first collect calls limit has been exceeded, blocking collect calls from the one or more locations to the terminating phone number until a first future date;

    determining whether collect calls from the one or more locations to the terminating phone number placed in the first time period combined with collect calls from the one or more locations to the terminating phone number placed in a second time period have together exceeded a second collect calls limit; and

    when the second collect calls limit has been exceeded, blocking collect calls from the one or more locations to the terminating phone number until a second future date.

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