Patent ID: 6223054
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
A method of providing local telephone services to telephone subscribers by providing access by said subscribers to the public switched telephone network, comprising the steps of:placing a telecommunications switch in or near a residential housing/commercial development in proximity to said subscribers;providing direct inward dialing (DID) and direct outbound dialing (DOD) to said telecommunications switch via respective DID and DOD trunk lines from a Central Office switch of a local exchange carrier (LEC) tariffed for voice services, whereby respective subscriber premises connected to a subscriber side of said switch are connected to said public switched telephone network via said telecommunications switch, said DID and DOD trunk lines, and said Central Office switch;connecting a fixed wireless base station to said subscriber side of said telecommunications switch; andconnecting a plurality of subscribers in said proximity to said telecommunications switch via radio frequency links with said fixed wireless base station.