Patent ID: 8391836

Claim:
A system for analyzing call detail records to derive demographic data, comprising: a processor; a memory; and an application stored in the memory, that, when executed by the processor: accesses a first plurality of stored call detail records (CDR), selects a first plurality of call detail records from a data store associated with voice calls transmitted via a base transceiver station, selects a second plurality of call detail records from the first plurality of call detail records wherein the second plurality of call detail records were created during a predetermined time period, accesses subscriber records associated with the second plurality of call detail records, determines from demographic information in the subscriber records that a predetermined percentage of subscribers associated with the subscriber records exhibit a demographic characteristic, compiles statistical information linking subscribers associated with the demographic characteristic to potential benefit associated with access to traffic of the subscribers in a coverage area of the base transceiver station, and propagates the statistical information on at least one of a commercial, academic, and public basis.