Dynamic dual-mode service access control, location-based billing, and E911 mechanisms
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1. A method for controlling radio network access, comprising:
- receiving, from a first broadband endpoint of an unlicensed wireless network having a unique broadband endpoint internet address and associated geographic location, information indicating the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint;
controlling whether or not to grant access to the radio network by a user through the unlicensed wireless network and the first broadband endpoint based on at least the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint as indicated by the received information;
billing the user for use of the radio network based on at least the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint, wherein the billing applies a different radio network billing metric if the first broadband endpoint is a home broadband endpoint of the user compared with if the user accesses the radio network from a non-home broadband endpoint.
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Abstract
A system that facilitates controlling network access comprises a lookup component that determines a geographic location associated with a public originating IP address, wherein the public originating IP address is associated with a request for dual mode services made by a dual mode client. A comparison component compares the determined geographic location with a retained geographic location associated with the dual mode client and determines whether to enable dual mode services based at least in part upon the comparison.
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1. A method for controlling radio network access, comprising:
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receiving, from a first broadband endpoint of an unlicensed wireless network having a unique broadband endpoint internet address and associated geographic location, information indicating the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint; controlling whether or not to grant access to the radio network by a user through the unlicensed wireless network and the first broadband endpoint based on at least the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint as indicated by the received information; billing the user for use of the radio network based on at least the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint, wherein the billing applies a different radio network billing metric if the first broadband endpoint is a home broadband endpoint of the user compared with if the user accesses the radio network from a non-home broadband endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system that facilitates control of radio network access through a first broadband endpoint of an unlicensed wireless network, the first broadband endpoint having a unique broadband endpoint internet address and an associated geographical location, the system comprising
an access component that controls whether or not to grant access to the radio network by a user through the unlicensed wireless network based on the geographic location of the broadband endpoint; a billing component that facilitates billing the user for the use of the radio network wireless network based on the geographic location of the first broadband endpoint, wherein a different radio network billing metric is applied if the first broadband endpoint is a home broadband endpoint of the user compared with if the user accesses from a non-home broadband endpoint. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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