Method, device and computer program product for updating location numbers on an MSC

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PATENT NO 8880024
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13393190

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A method and apparatus of updating location numbers of cells associated with a mobile switching center, MSC (110), wherein each cell has a location number (124), identifying the cell and representing a discount applicable to the cell, wherein a first set of one or more digits (D1) of the location number represents a first discount applicable to service usage in the cell during a first time interval, and a second set of one or more digits (D2) of the location number represents a second discount applicable to service usage in the cell during a second time interval. The method comprising: for each cell, receiving in the MSC (110) within a first time interval, a location number for the cell with an updated second set of the one or more digits representing the second discount; in response to any service request during the first time interval, applying charging of the requested service with the first discount; for each cell, receiving in the MSC (110) within a second time interval following the first time interval, a location number for the cell with an updated first set of the one or more digits representing the first discount and; and applying charging of the requested service with the second discount.

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TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL)SE 164 83 STOCKHOLM SE-164 83

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Östh, Karl-Johan Karlskrona, SE 4 43
Claassen, Geert Nättraby, SE 4 21
Håkansson, Jenny Lyckeby, SE 1 1
Long, Yingbao Shanghai, CN 1 1
Ye, Yinghai Shanghai, CN 2 1

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