Delivery of wireless access point information

A system comprising:

• a first wireless access point configured to define a first wireless coverage area, and including a processor and a data storage, wherein the first wireless access point comprises a femtocell access point;
• a second wireless access point configured to define a second wireless coverage area, wherein each of first and second wireless coverage areas is formed using a different wireless access technology, wherein the second wireless access point comprises a Wifi access point;
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• program instructions, stored in the data storage and executable by the processor to (i) wirelessly receive a request from a wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the request includes a WCD identifier that identifies the WCD, and (ii) in response to the request, transmit, to the second wireless access point, a whitelist of devices permitted to use the second wireless coverage area, wherein the whitelist of devices includes the WCD identifier, and transmit a reply to the WCD, wherein the reply contains identifying information that identifies the second wireless coverage area, wherein the WCD identifier comprises a media access control (MAC) address, wherein the whitelist is maintained by the second wireless access point, and wherein the program instructions to transmit the whitelist comprise program instructions for the first wireless access point to transmit the WCD identifier to the second wireless access point, causing the second wireless access point to revise the whitelist to include the WCD identifier.

A method comprising:

• a first wireless access point wirelessly receiving a request from a wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the first wireless access point comprises a Wifi access point and defines a first wireless coverage area, and wherein the request includes a WCD identifier that identifies the WCD, wherein the WCD identifier comprises a mobile directory number (MDN) or a mobile equipment identifier (MEID);
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• in response to the request, the first wireless access point (i) transmitting, to a second wireless access point, a whitelist of devices permitted to use the second wireless access point, wherein the whitelist of devices includes the WCD identifier, wherein the second wireless access point comprises a femtocell access point and defines a second wireless coverage area, and (ii) transmitting a reply to the WCD, wherein the reply contains identifying information that identifies the second wireless coverage area, and wherein the whitelist is maintained by the second wireless access point, and wherein transmitting the whitelist comprises:
• the first wireless access point transmitting the WCD identifier to the second wireless access point;
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• the second wireless access point revising the whitelist to include the WCD identifier.