Method relating to telephone communications including the transmission of advertising messages

A method relating to telecommunications, wherein a telephone call is connected between two subscribers via a standard telephone network and the call is billed to a third subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:

• a. placing a telephone call from a first subscriber telephone by dialing a third subscriber telephone exchange and a first predetermined code and then dialing from the first subscriber's telephone a second subscriber telephone number;
• b. connecting the first subscriber's telephone with a computer unit connected with the third subscriber's telephone exchange in response to the detection of the first predetermined code by the third subscriber's telephone exchange;
• c. connecting the first subscriber's telephone with the second subscriber's telephone through the telephone network;
• d. transmitting an advertising message during the call connection between the first subscriber and the second subscriber;
• e. interrupting the transmission of advertisements upon the entry of a second predetermined code using a keypad of one of the first subscriber and the second subscriber telephones;
• f. billing to the third subscriber the cost of the call connection to the time advertising messages are interruted, and billing the cost of the call connection from the time of interruption of the transmission of advertising messages to the first subscriber in accordance with fixed telephone charges;
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• g. resuming the transmission of advertisements upon the entry of a third predetermined code using the keypad of one of the first subscriber and the second subscriber telephones during the course of the call connection, and billing the third subscriber for the cost of the resumed call connection from the time the third predetermined code is entered.

A method relating to telecommunications, wherein a telephone call is connected between two subscribers via a standard telephone network and the call is billed to a third subscriber, said method comprising the steps of:

• a. placing a telephone call from a first subscriber telephone by dialing a third subscriber telephone exchange and a first predetermined code and then dialing from the first subscriber's telephone a second subscriber telephone number;
• b. connecting the first subscriber's telephone with a computer unit connected with the third subscriber's telephone exchange in response to the detection of the first predetermined code by the third subscriber's telephone exchange;
• c. connecting the first subscriber's telephone with the second subscriber's telephone through the telephone network;
• d. transmitting an advertising message during the call connection between the first subscriber and the second subscriber;
• e. interrupting the transmission of advertisements upon the entry of a second predetermined code using a keypad of one of the first subscriber and the second subscriber telephones;
• f. billing to the third subscriber the cost of the call connection to the time advertising messages are interrupted, and billing the cost of the call connection from the time of interruption of the transmission of advertising messages to the subscriber who entered the second predetermined code in accordance with fixed telephone charges;
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• g. resuming the transmission of advertisements upon the entry of a third predetermined code using the keypad of one of the first subscriber and the second subscriber telephones during the course of the call connection, and billing the third subscriber for the cost of the resumed call connection from the time the third predetermined code is entered.