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AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsJari Syrjala, Juha-Pekka Koskinen, Juha Vallinen
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The invention relates to a method and a system implementing the method for arranging subscriber billing in a multi-provider environment wherein a subscriber desiring a service uses both a first network (A) and a second network (T). In order to bill the subscriber, either a tariff of the second network (T) is transmitted to the first network (A), a tariff of the first network is combined with the tariff of the second network and the subscriber is billed according to the combined tariff, or a billing identifier is generated in the first network (A) to be transmitted to the second network (T), the billing identifier is attached to billing information in both networks and the pieces of the billing information that comprise the same billing identifier are combined in order to bill the subscriber. The invention thus enables a subscriber in a multi-provider environment to be billed using a single bill.
A method for arranging subscriber billing in a telecommunication system wherein a subscriber desiring a service uses both a first network and a second network in the telecommunication system, both networks having billing tariffs of their own, which method comprises the following steps of:
A method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the joint billing subscriber is a subscriber who has a prepaid subscription, the account of the subscription being deducted according to the combined tariff.
A method for arranging subscriber billing in a telecommunication system wherein a subscriber desiring a service uses both a first network and a second network in the telecommunication system, both networks comprising at least one node enabling billing information to be collected,
A telecommunication system (1) comprising at least one first network (A) and at least one second network (T) for providing a subscriber (UE) with a service, both networks having billing tariffs of their own,
A telecommunication system (1) comprising at least one first network (A) and at least one second network (T) for providing a subscriber (UE) with a service, each network comprising at least one node to collect billing information,
User equipment (UE) arranged to function in a telecommunication system comprising at least one first network and at least one second network for providing a subscriber with a service, each network comprising at least one node to collect billing information,
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.