System and method for authorization of location services

A telecommunications system for determining whether positioning of a mobile station associated with a home network is allowed when said mobile station is roaming within a visiting network, said telecommunications system comprising:

• a serving mobile switching center within said visiting network, said serving mobile switching center being in wireless communication with said mobile station and being adapted to deny positioning of said mobile station in response to a determination that said home network prohibits positioning of said mobile station within said visiting network.

A telecommunications system for determining whether positioning of a mobile station is allowed, said telecommunications system comprising:

• a requesting node having at least one directory number associated therewith, said requesting node being adapted to send a positioning request for said mobile station;
• and
• a mobile positioning center in communication with said requesting node to receive said positioning request, said mobile positioning center being adapted to store said at least one directory number for said requesting node and reject said positioning request in response to a determination that said mobile station does not have a call connection established towards one of said at least one directory number of said requesting node when said positioning request is received.