Communication system that supports wireless remote programming process

In a multiple mode communications system including single radio handsets capable of communicating selectively with land stations of a central radiotelephone network and local base stations supported on a local radio network, a control process for wireless activation of said local base stations and said handsets within said system comprising the steps of:

• a) collecting at a control unit of said system, parameter information for activation of one of said local base stations and said handsets, said parameter information including a wireline telephone number for said one local base station;
• b) in response to wireless communications from said control unit, initializing said one local base station to receive said parameter information from said control unit;
• c) transmitting said wireline telephone number from said control station to said local base station using wireless remote programming communications;
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• d) transferring said wireline telephone number from said one local base station to one of said handsets to authorize said one handset, said step d) using wireless remote programming communications.

In a multiple mode communications system including single radio handsets capable of communicating selectively with land stations of a central radiotelephone network and local base stations supported on a local radio network, a control process for activating said local base stations and said handsets comprising the steps of:

• a) initiating a host locate process to select a control unit to activate one of said local base stations;
• b) transmitting from said control unit a message addressed to a unique identity number for said one local base station using a wireless communication link;
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• c) upon acknowledgment of said message by said one local base station, transmitting parameter information from said control unit to said local base station using said wireless communication link.