Calling party paid wireless telecommunication system

A telecommunication system for processing a telephone call from a calling party to a called party, said telecommunication system comprising:

• a network having a terminating switch coupled to an originating switch;
• an adjunct database coupled to said originating switch;
• a mobile switching center (MSC) directly coupled to said terminating switch;
• and
• a wireless telephone programmed with a mobile identification number (MIN) and associated with said MSC, wherein the MIN is dialed by the calling party.

A telecommunication network for processing a telephone call from a calling party to a called party, wherein the called party uses a wireless telephone having a mobile identification number (MIN) and associated with a mobile switching center (MSC), said telecommunication network comprising:

• means, responsive to the calling party dialing the MIN, for receiving the MIN at an originating switch;
• means for translating the MIN to an internal routing number;
• means for routing the telephone call to a terminating switch based on the internal routing number, wherein said terminating switch is directly connected to the MSC;
• means for translating the internal routing number back to the MIN;
• means for routing the telephone call to the MSC;
• and
• means for suppressing a billing of the called party for at least some of the telephone call air time.