Managing selective access of a user equipment to internet-based services based on transport type

A subordinate mobile communication device, comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to:
• receive a content access profile from a dispatcher, the content access profile including a set of Internet-based service access rules to facilitate the subordinate mobile communication device to independently determine whether to grant or deny access by the subordinate mobile communication device to Internet-based services based on a transport mechanism type of a connection between the subordinate mobile communication device and an access network;
• connect to a first access network via a connection to an access point;
• determine to access a given Internet-based service while connected to the first access network;
• determine a current transport mechanism type of the connection between the subordinate mobile communication device and the first access network, wherein the determined current transport mechanism type is selected from a plurality of transport mechanism types including:
• an unlimited WiFi or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connection, a pay-per-use WiFi or WLAN connection, a cellular or terrestrial data connection or a satellite data connection;
• and
• determine whether to grant or deny access by the subordinate mobile communication device to the given Internet-based service based on the determined current transport mechanism type of the connection between the subordinate mobile communication device and the first access network and the set of Internet-service access rules.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a subordinate mobile communication device, causes the subordinate mobile communication device to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• at least one instruction for causing the subordinate mobile communication device to receive a content access profile from a dispatcher, the content access profile including a set of Internet-based service access rules to facilitate the subordinate mobile communication device to independently determine whether to grant or deny access by the subordinate mobile communication device to Internet-based services based on a transport mechanism type of a connection between the subordinate mobile communication device and an access network;
• at least one instruction for causing the subordinate mobile communication device to connect to a first access network via a connection to an access point;
• at least one instruction for causing the subordinate mobile communication device to determine to access a given Internet-based service while connected to the first access network;
• at least one instruction for causing the subordinate mobile communication device to determine a current transport mechanism type of the connection between the subordinate mobile communication device and the first access network, wherein the determined current transport mechanism type is selected from a plurality of transport mechanism types including:
• an unlimited WiFi or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) connection, a pay-per-use WiFi or WLAN connection, a cellular or terrestrial data connection or a satellite data connection;
• and
• at least one instruction for causing the subordinate mobile communication device to determine whether to grant or deny access by the subordinate mobile communication device to the given Internet-based service based on the determined current transport mechanism type of the connection between the subordinate mobile communication device and the first access network and the set of Internet-service access rules.