Originating a billed transaction for an origin telephony device

A system for billing for telephone services, said system comprising:

• a billing controller communicatively connected to a telephone network;
• means for receiving a request to originate a billed transaction for a caller at said billing controller from an origin device;
• means for authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device;
• and
• means responsive to receiving an acceptance of said call by said callee from a destination device, for billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee to complete said billed transaction initiated by said origin device.

A computer program product for billing for telephone services, said computer program product comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for enabling receipt of a request to originate a billed transaction for a caller from an origin device;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for authenticating an identity of a callee answering a call originated by said origin device;
• and
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for billing an account accessed by said authenticated identity of said callee to complete said billed transaction initiated by said origin device.

A method for controlling a billed transaction, comprising:

• transferring a call to a destination device with a billed transaction request initiated by a caller placing said call;
• authenticating an identity of a callee answering said call at said destination device;
• and
• executing said billed transaction according to a billing plan for said authenticated callee identity.