System and method for selectively connecting denied calls

A method for completing calls in a communications system that would otherwise be denied, said method comprising:

• receiving an incoming call request to connect a calling entity in said communications network to a called entity in said communications network;
• ascertaining that the call should be denied;
• generating an override request to a controller;
• and
• completing said call to said called entity based upon an override from said controller.

A method for determining whether denied calls in a communications system should be completed, said method comprising:

• receiving an override request from an element in a communications system, said request generated in response to a denied call to a specific called number from a specific calling number;
• determining whether said denied call should be overridden based, at least in part, on an identity of said specific calling number;
• and
• communicating a response to said override request based on said determining.

Computer-executable software code stored to a computer-readable medium, which when executed by a computer causes said computer to perform a method comprising:

• receiving an override request, said request generated in response to a denied call to a specific called number from a specific calling number;
• determining whether said denied call should be overridden based, at least in part, on an identity of said specific calling number;
• and
• communicating a response to said override request, wherein said response is based on said determining.