Patent ID: 8537974

Claim:
A system for expediting a special number call from a remote terminal via a network; the system comprising: a remote terminal connected with a controlling local switching office via a call control apparatus; the local switching office being connected with the network; the remote terminal supporting a plurality of telephone lines connected with a plurality of remote calling instruments; each respective remote calling instrument of the plurality of remote calling instruments being situated beyond a range of acceptable wireline transmission from the local switching office; and the call control apparatus being coupled with the remote terminal and coupled with the local switching office; the call control apparatus including: (1) a translations database configured to return a destination number and a calling line identification responsive to a query including a calling line identification received from a respective remote telephone; (2) a controller configured to determine the calling line identification responsive to a respective remote telephone calling a special number; and (3) an update interface unit coupled with said controller and with said local switching office; said update interface unit substantially assuring that updates of at least one predetermined parameter provided to said local switching office are also automatically provided to said controller.