Methods for providing overdraft protection for post-paid communication service plans

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8918077
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13928440

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Methods for adding minutes to a calling plan having a calling plan period. The methods including determining whether a threshold number of minutes have been reached during the calling plan period; and incrementally adding minutes to the calling plan when the threshold number of minutes has been reached. The cost per minute of the added minutes is less than the high-cost per minute rate normally associated with exceeding the threshold number of minutes during the calling plan period.

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CINGULAR WIRELESS L L C5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR SUITE 1700 ATLANTA GA 30342

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Henry,, Jr Coulter C Atlanta, US 20 144
Hines,, Jr Andrew Lamont Alpharetta, US 5 66
Johnson, Derek Eko-Badu Marietta, US 2 5
Lazaro,, Jr Francis Richard Decatur, US 5 66

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