Apparatus, method and system for automatic telecommunication conferencing and broadcasting

A system for telecommunication conferencing and broadcasting, the system comprising:

• a switch, the switch for reception of a first incoming call leg designating a multiple leg service and a subscriber group;
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• a conference bridge coupled to the switch, the conference bridge including instructions to receive the first incoming call leg routed from the switch, to determine a plurality of directory numbers associated with the subscriber group, and to return to the switch a plurality of independent, intermediate incoming call legs corresponding to the plurality of directory numbers for routing by the switch to form a plurality of independent outgoing call legs;
• the conference bridge including further instructions to monitor answering of the plurality of outgoing call legs, and when an outgoing call leg, of the plurality of outgoing call legs, indicates joinder, the conference bridge including further instructions to connect the outgoing call leg to the conference bridge for a multiple leg telecommunication session with the first incoming call leg.

An apparatus for telecommunication conferencing and broadcasting, the apparatus comprising:

• a network interface, the network interface for reception of an incoming call leg designating a multiple leg service and a subscriber group;
• a port circuit coupled to the network interface;
• a memory, the memory storing a plurality of directory numbers associated with the subscriber group;
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• a processor coupled to the network interface, to the memory and to the port circuit, the processor including instructions to obtain from the memory the plurality of directory numbers associated with the subscriber group, and to return to the network interface a plurality of intermediate call legs corresponding to the plurality of directory numbers for subsequent routing to form a plurality of outgoing call legs;
• the processor including further instructions to monitor answering of the plurality of outgoing call legs, and when an outgoing call leg, of the plurality of outgoing call legs, indicates joinder, to connect through the port circuit the outgoing call leg to the incoming call leg for a multiple leg telecommunication session.