Local routing system and method

A telecommunications routing system that determines a routing preference and routes a call from a calling party to a called party for a local service provider, the system comprising:

• a switch that launches a signal to a service control point upon recognizing at least one of a calling party number and a dialed number that indicates a type of service, the routing preference of the local service provider for the call being determined by the service control point based upon the type of service and a local service provider identifier associated with one of the recognized calling party number and the dialed number.

A method for determining a routing preference for a local service provider and routing a local call from a calling party to a called party in a telecommunications routing system, comprising:

• determining, at a service control point, in response to receiving a signal from a switch which recognizes at least one of a calling party number and a dialed number that indicates a type of service, and based upon the type of service and a local service provider identifier associated with one of the recognized calling party number and the dialed number, the routing preference of the local service provider for the call.

A method for determining a routing preference for a local service provider and routing a local call from a calling party to a called party in a telecommunications routing system, comprising:

• launching a signal from a switch which recognizes at least one of a calling party number and a dialed number that indicates a type of service, the signal being received at a service control point which determines a routing preference of the local service provider for the call based upon the type of service and a local service provider identifier associated with one of the recognized calling party number and dialed number.

A computer readable medium for storing a computer program that determines a routing preference for a local service provider and routes a call from a calling party to a called party in a telecommunications routing system, the computer readable medium comprising:

• a routing preference determining source code sequence that determines, based upon a type of service indicated by a dialed number and a local service provider identifier associated with one of a calling party number and dialed number recognized by a switch, the routing preference of the local service provider for the call.