Secure service for enabling communication for calling party when communication service for called party is suspended

A system, for enabling a wireless communications service for a called party device when a called-party service plan associated with the wireless communications service for the called party device is under suspension, comprising:

• a mobile switching center configured to having first computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a first processor, cause the first processor to perform first operations comprising:
• determining, in response to receiving an intended call from a caller device and for a called party device, a current state of wireless communications service for the telephone number associated with the called party device;
• sending, per instructions received from a home location register, to the caller device a notification of service interruption for the telephone number associated with the called party device;
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• providing, per instructions received from the home location register, a communications path to facilitate connection of a connected call to the called party device;
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• the home location register having second computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a second processor, cause the second processor to perform second operations comprising:
• determining whether a called-party service plan for the called party device includes a secure service feature allowing the mobile switching center to establish a communication between the called party device and the caller device, wherein the called-party service plan is charged a fee for the secure service feature and a caller-party service plan for the caller device is charged a fee for a telephone number associated with the caller device to be listed on a secure service caller list for the called party device, when the current state of wireless communications service for the telephone number associated with the called party device is a suspension state, wherein no call intended for the called party device is established except for intended calls from callers whose telephone numbers are listed on the secure service caller list;
• instructing the mobile switching center to send to the caller device a notification of service interruption for the telephone number associated with the called party device, if the home location register determines that the service plan associated with the telephone number for the called party device does not include the secure service feature;
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• determining whether the telephone number associated with the caller device is listed on the secure service caller list, if the home location register determines that the service plan associated with the telephone number for the called party device includes the secure service feature and the current state of wireless communication service for the telephone number associated with the called party device is in the suspension state;
• instructing, if the home location register determines that the telephone number associated with the caller device is not listed on the secure service caller list, the mobile switching center to send to the caller device a notification of service interruption for the telephone number associated with the called party device;
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• instructing if the home location register determines that the telephone number associated with the caller device is listed on the secure service caller list, the mobile switching center to provide a communications path for connecting the caller device with the called party device;
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• wherein a cost associated with the communication between the caller device and the called party device is charged to the caller party and the cost depends on an identity of a service provider serving the caller device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, for enabling a wireless communications service between a caller device and a called party device when a called-party service plan for the called party device is under suspension, comprising:

• determining, in response to receiving an intended call from a caller device to a called party device, a current state of the wireless communications service for the telephone number associated with the called party device;
• determining whether the called-party service plan includes a secure service feature allowing the mobile switching center to establish a communication between the called party device and the caller device, wherein the called-party service plan is charged a fee for the secure service feature and a caller-party service plan for the caller device is charge a fee for a telephone number associated with the caller device to be listed on a secure service caller list for the called party device, when the current state of the wireless communications service is a suspension state, and no call to the called party device is established except for intended calls from callers whose telephone numbers are listed on the secure service caller list;
• sending the caller device a notification of service interruption for a telephone number associated with the called party device, if the service plan associated with the telephone number for the called party device does not include the secure service feature;
• determining whether a telephone number associated with the caller device is listed on the secure service caller list, if the called-party service plan includes the secure service feature and the current state of wireless communications service associated with the telephone number of the called party device is in the suspension state;
• sending to the caller device a notification of service interruption of telecommunications service for the telephone number associated with the called party device, if the telephone number associated with the caller device is not listed on the secure service caller list;
• providing a communications path to facilitate connection of a connected call with the called party device;
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• charging, to the caller party, if the telephone number associated with the caller device is listed on the secure service caller list, a cost associated with the communication between the caller device and the called party device, wherein the cost depends on an identity of a service provider serving the caller device.