Patent ID: 6606377
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A method of preparing an alternative calling plan for a subscriber of telecommunication services, comprising the steps of:calculating a cost of an actual subscriber use of telecommunication services during a period of use under an existing calling plan; calculating a cost of the actual subscriber use according to each of a plurality of alternative calling plans; comparing the cost of subscriber use according to each of the plurality of alternative calling plans to the actual subscriber use during the period of use under the existing calling plan; determining whether any of the calculated costs of the actual subscriber use according to each of the plurality of alternative calling plans are less than the cost of the actual subscriber use by at least a predetermined savings threshold during the period of use under the existing calling plan; notifying the subscriber of the alternative calling plans that cost less than the cost of the actual subscriber use during the period of use by at least the predetermined savings threshold under the existing calling plan if and only if the predetermined savings threshold is greater than administrative costs associated with switching a subscriber to any of the alternative calling plans.