Arranging subscriber billing in telecommunication system
CA 2410491 C · Owner: Nokia Corporation · Inventors: Syrjala, Jari; Koskinen, Juha-Pekka; Vallinen, Juha
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The invention relates to a method and a system implementing the method for arranging subscriber billing in a multi-provider environment wherein a subscriber desiring a service uses both a first network (A) and a second network (T). In order to bill the subscriber either a tariff of the second , network (T) is transmitted to the first network (A) a tariff of the first , network is combined with the tariff of the second network and the subscriber is billed according to the combined tariff or a billing identifier is , generated in the first network (A) to be transmitted to the second network (T), the billing identifier is attached to billing information in both networks and the pieces of …
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- Filed May 23, 2001 and granted May 10, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 23, 2021.
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