System and method for completion of all calls using single call funding options

A method, comprising:

• establishing a first leg of a call connection between a calling party and a call processing service, the calling party using a call management system that is unable to bill for a requested call connection between the calling party and a called party;
• sending a session initiation protocol (SIP) message from the call management system to the billing service, the SIP message comprising a header with information associated with the requested call connection, the SIP message header comprising information identifying a billing code for the requested call connection, the billing code associated with a reason that the requested call connection is not billable by the call management system;
• offering, by the call processing service to the called party, one or more payment options for the requested call connection, wherein the payment options are not available for use by the call management system, the one or more payment options identified based upon the billing code;
• receiving an acceptance of a payment option from the called party;
• establishing a second leg of the call connection between the call processing service and the called party;
• bridging the first leg and the second leg to create a completed call connection;
• and
• sending a call detail record for the completed call connection from the call processing service to the call management system.

A call processing platform, comprising:

• an interface to a call management system serving calling parties;
• an interface to one or more service providers serving called parties;
• an interactive voice response (IVR) system adapted to interact with the called parties to present one or more payment options to the called parties, wherein the payment options are not available for use by the call management system;
• a processor adapted to receive session initiation protocol (SIP) messages comprising information associated with requested call connections between calling parties and called parties, the SIP messages further comprising a code identifying why requested call connections cannot be completed by the call management system, the processor further adapted to identify at least one payment option available to called parties to pay for the requested call connections, the at least one payment option corresponding to the code.