Apparatus and method for providing reduced cost cellular...

Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system

Reexamination Certificate

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C455S450000, C455S422100, C455S405000, C455S406000, C455S410000, C455S411000, C455S414100

Reexamination Certificate

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07054642

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for providing telephone service to transient or inaccessible customers include a stationary cellular telephone that operates like a land-line telephone in that its use is restricted to a single geographic area, such a house address. The stationary cellular telephone can only handoff between cell sites that are associated with the geographic area. The stationary cellular telephone can place calls using only cell sites in a list of permissible cell sites that is maintained at the network level. The stationary cellular telephone is activated by sending customer, device, and/or location identifiers to an activation center via a telephone call. The activation center validates service, and downloads the list of permissible cell sites to the stationary cellular telephone. Dynamic rates provide opportunities for further reduction in the cost of service, with real-time notification of capacity based pricing, and service levels that vary according to network capacity.

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