Method and system for location-dependent billing for services

A system, comprising:

• a mobile terminal that is operable to:
• establish a local communication connection to an external location tag;
• transmit, to a control unit of a mobile communication network, service-related information, wherein at least part of the service-related information is obtained by the mobile terminal from the external location tag via the local communication connection;
• and
• receive from the control unit billing information for a service available to a user of the mobile terminal, wherein:
• location information, relating to one or both of the mobile terminal and the external location tag, is determined by the control unit based on the service-related information,
• the billing information is determined by the control unit based on the service-related information, and
• the service comprises mobile wireless access to the mobile communication network.

A system, comprising:

• one or more control units of a mobile communication network, the one or more control units being operable to:
• receive service-related information associated with a mobile terminal, wherein at least part of the service-related information is obtained by the mobile terminal from an external location tag accessed by the mobile terminal via a local communication connection, and wherein the at least part of the service-related information is received from the external location tag via the local communication connection;
• determine based on the service-related information, location information relating to one or both of the mobile terminal and the external location tag;
• and
• determine based on the service-related information, billing information associated with a service available to a user of the mobile terminal, wherein the service comprises mobile wireless access to the mobile communication network.