Patent ID: 9071705
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A charging system for a telecommunications service comprising: an interface configured to receive tariff information to take effect at a planned implementation time, the tariff information regarding a telecommunications service for a plurality of geographical areas; a tariff controller configured to receive, after the planned implementation time, confirmation that notification regarding the tariff information has been received by at least one of a plurality of nodes of a radio access network, each of the plurality of nodes serving an associated individual geographical area of the radio access network and, the tariff controller further configured to utilize the tariff information, on a geographical area-by-area basis, in conjunction with charging for use of the telecommunications service by a customer in an individual geographical area only after confirmation has been received that the notification regarding the tariff information has been received by the at least one node of the plurality of nodes serving the individual geographical area and has been broadcast to a plurality of wireless terminals served by the at least one node in the individual geographical area.