Systems and methods for reducing wireless network congestion

A computer-implemented method for reducing wireless network congestion, the method comprising:

• receiving an initial request for access to a network from a mobile device, the initial request including first information that includes a first access point name (APN), first network access location information, a first date, and a first time period;
• denying the initial request when a data allocation for the mobile device has been exceeded;
• receiving a subsequent request for access to the network, wherein the subsequent request includes second information that includes a second access point name (APN), second network access location information, a second date, and a second time period;
• determining that a mobile station integrated services digital network (MSISDN) included with the subsequent request matches an MSISDN associated with the initial request;
• determining a customer support time period based at least in part on geographic region in which the mobile device is located;
• and
• denying the subsequent request for access to the network if a subsequent location of the mobile device is in the geographic region that is the same as an initial location of the mobile device and in response to the first information matching the second information, wherein the subsequent request is denied without interfacing with a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) or an online charging system (OCS) in response to the first information matching the second information.

A system for reducing wireless network congestion, the system comprising:

• a first network node configured to:
• receive, from a mobile device, an initial request to access a network from an initial location of the mobile device, the initial request including first information that includes a first access point name (APN), first network access location information, a first date, and a first time period, and
• in response to receiving the initial request, transmit a session request;
• and
• a second network node configured to:
• receive the session request from the first network node,
• determining a customer support time period based at least in part on geographic region in which the mobile device is located;
• and
• transmit a network access denied response to the first network node when a data allocation for the mobile device has been exceeded;
• wherein, upon receiving a subsequent request to access the network from the mobile device that includes second information that includes a second access point name (APN), second network access location information, a second date, and a second time period, the second network node is configured to deny the mobile device access to the network if a subsequent location of the mobile device is in the geographic region that is the same as the initial location of the mobile device and in response to the first information matching the second information, wherein the subsequent request is denied without interfacing with a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) or an online charging system (OCS) in response to the first information matching the second information.