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Abstract

A system and method for providing global real-time account tracking particularly useful in a global telecommunications system includes a plurality of telecommunications switches coupled to distributed account databases located in various locations that are linked together by a plurality of account transfer communications links. The system determines the location of a customer as the customer moves from place to place and automatically transfers the customer's account information to the local account database where the customer is located. A home account database variable stores information as to the current location of the customer's account record. By distributing the account database to each local area serviced by the telecommunications system, and by automatically transferring the account data to the local area where the customer is located, the disadvantages of a centralized account tracking system having dedicated links are overcome.

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