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Dynamic dual-mode service access control, location-based billing, and E911 mechanisms

  • US 9,226,152 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2013
  • Issued: 12/29/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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