Patent ID: 6473499
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method for determining a telephone rate for a telephone customer comprising the steps of:determining at least one frequently called/desirable calling destination; determining a call percentage for each frequently called/desirable destination; determine a direct cost for the at least one frequently called/desirable calling destination; determining a normal margin for the at least one frequently called/desirable calling destination; determining a margin multiplier for the at least one frequently called/desirable calling destination by replacing the call percentage with the experimental ratio (e(C*FS)âˆ’1)/(eCâˆ’1) where e is the irrational base of the natural logarithm, C is the curve constant, and FS is the call percentage for the selected destination; and multiplying the margin multiplier with the normal margin and adding the result to the direct cost.