System and method for automatic assignment of local phone number to long distance prepaid account

A method for assigning a local alias telephone number to a long distance telephone number in connection with a pre-paid account, comprising the steps of:

• accepting an International Mobile Top Up transaction from a user of the pre-paid account;
• obtaining the pre-paid account number and long distance number to top up;
• identifying a user local telephone number for said user from records maintained in connection with said pre-paid account;
• comparing said pre-paid account number and long distance number against an alias number database to confirm that no local alias number has been assigned to said long distance number and pre-paid account number combination;
• upon said confirmation, identifying from a pool of available local alias numbers a local alias number having the same area code, or an area code from the same calling area, as said user local number;
• associating said available local alias number with said long distance number, said pre-paid account number, and said user local telephone number, and entering one or more records denoting said association in said alias number database;
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• sending a message to said user advising of the association of said local alias number with said long distance number and said pre-paid account number.

A method for assigning a local alias telephone number to a long distance telephone number in connection with a pre-paid account, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a message from an existing user of the pre-paid account, said message including said pre-paid account's number and a long distance number;
• identifying a user local number for said user from records maintained in connection with said pre-paid account;
• comparing said pre-paid account number and long distance number against an alias number database to confirm that no local alias number has been assigned to said long distance number and pre-paid account number combination;
• upon said confirmation, identifying from a pool of available local alias numbers a local alias number having the same area code, or an area code from the same calling area, as said user local number;
• associating said available local alias number with said long distance number, said pre-paid account number, and said user local telephone number, and entering one or more records denoting said association in said alias number database;
• and
• sending a message to said user advising of the association of said local alias number with said long distance number and said pre-paid account number.