Time based regulation of use of a telephone line

A system for regulating use of a telephone line, comprising:

• at least one service located within a packet-switching network outside a trusted telephone network facilitating an outgoing call via said telephone line and communicative with a service provider for said telephone line within said trusted telephone network via a secured gateway;
• said at least one service further comprising:
• means for detecting an authenticated identity of a caller requesting use of said telephone line to place an outgoing call and a subject of said outgoing call, wherein said subject of said outgoing call specifies at least one anticipated subject matter to be discussed during said outgoing call;
• means for selecting at least one relevant scheduled event for said telephone line from among a plurality of scheduled events for said telephone line, wherein said at least one relevant scheduled event specifies at least one limitation on at least one type of subject matter allowed during a current time period and a selection of user identities allowed to place outgoing calls via said telephone line during said current time period;
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• means for only directing said service provider within said trusted telephone network to allow use of said telephone line by said caller to place said outgoing call during said current time period if said caller identity matches one of said selection of user identities currently allowed to place said outgoing call and said subject matter of said outgoing call matches said at least one type of subject matter allowed during said current time period.

A program for regulating use of a telephone line, comprising:

• a recording medium;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for detecting an authenticated identity of a caller requesting use of a telephone line to place an outgoing call and a subject of said outgoing call at at least one service located within a packet-switching network outside a trusted telephone network facilitating said outgoing call and communicative with a service provider within said trusted telephone network via a secured gateway, wherein said subject of said outgoing call specifies at least one anticipated subject matter to be discussed during said outgoing call;
• means, recorded on said recording medium, for selecting, using said service, at least one relevant scheduled event for said telephone line from among a plurality of scheduled events for said telephone line, wherein said at least one relevant scheduled event specifies at least one limitation on at least one type of subject matter allowed during a current time period and a selection of user identities allowed to place outgoing calls via said telephone line during said current time period;
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• means, recorded on said recording medium, for only directing said service provider within said trusted telephone network to allow use of said telephone line by said caller to place said outgoing call during said current time period if said caller identity matches one of said selection of user identities currently allowed to place said outgoing call and said subject matter of said outgoing call matches said at least one type of subject matter allowed during said current time period.