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Method of and system for efficient use of telecommunication networks

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  • US 6,078,654 A
  • Filed: 01/16/1998
  • Issued: 06/20/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of use of a telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) selecting a transmission path connecting a calling location and a called location, the step of selecting being carried out in a manner transparent to a calling party and a called party;

    (b) receiving at a control location information from an intercept pertaining to a calling party identification number associated with the calling party and a called party identification number associated with the called party, the step of receiving being performed in a manner transparent to the calling party and the called party;

    (c) determining whether a call from the calling location to the called party access number should be connected via the selected transmission path, the step of determining being carried out in a manner transparent to the calling party and the called party; and

    (d) connecting the call from the calling party access number to the called party access number via the selected transmission path in a manner transparent to the calling party and the called party, when the step of determining results in a determination that the call should be connected via the selected transmission path.

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