Network-controlled personal number handling

A method implemented at a communication network, the method comprising:

• receiving, at the communication network, a call directed to a particular user device;
• determining an originating number associated with the call;
• determining a user-specified call handling preference associated with the originating number;
• and
• the communication network handling the call according to the user-specified call handling preference.

A communication network comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory, communicatively coupled to the one or more processors;
• a call handling module stored in the memory and executed on the processor, the call handling module configured to:
• determine an originating number associated with an incoming call;
• based, at least in part, on the originating number, handle the incoming call according to one or more user-specified preferences.