Method and apparatus for providing dynamic international calling rates
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorsMarian Croak, Hossein Eslambolchi
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for enabling VoIP service providers to dynamically adjust international calling rates as a function of adjustments made with partner carrier arrangements that VoIP service providers put in place are disclosed. Thus VoIP service providers can pass on savings, if the new calling rate is lower than the old calling rate, to their subscribers in order to enhance the loyalty of existing subscribers. Instead of having subscribers to call into customer service centers to take advantage of these new lower international calling rates, the new calling rates will be updated dynamically and immediately for subscribers without these subscribers having to call in to request their billing rates to match the new calling rates.
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A method for providing dynamic international calling rates in a communication network, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, a new calling rate to an international country by the communication network, wherein the communication network is a packet network;
- and
- updating, by the processor, a customer calling rate associated with a billing cycle for a plurality of subscribers of the communication network in accordance with the new calling rate without the plurality of subscribers requesting a rate change.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for providing dynamic international calling rates in a communication network, the operations comprising:
- receiving a new calling rate to an international country by the communication network, wherein the communication network is a packet network;
- and
- updating a customer calling rate associated with a billing cycle for a plurality of subscribers of the communication network in accordance with the new calling rate without the plurality of subscribers requesting a rate change.
An apparatus for providing dynamic international calling rates in a communication network, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving a new calling rate to an international country by the communication network, wherein the communication network is a packet network;
- and
- updating a customer calling rate associated with a billing cycle for a plurality of subscribers of the communication network in accordance with the new calling rate without the plurality of subscribers requesting a rate change.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.