Patent ID: 9270835
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: H04M,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: at a gateway that provides connectivity between an access network and a transport network, receiving a message that was originated by a wireless communication device (WCD) being served by the access network; the gateway identifying a given air-interface resource on which the access network is serving the WCD, wherein the given air-interface resource is selected from the group consisting of a frequency band, at least one frequency channel, and at least one Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) resource block; after receiving the message, the gateway using the given air-interface resource to determine one or more rules for decrementing an account balance associated with the WCD; and the gateway decrementing the account balance associated with the WCD in accordance with the determined one or more rules.