Patent ID: 6925305

Claim:
A computer implemented method for classifying a potential customer for a wireless communications service comprising the steps of: accepting an indication as to whether legal rights to provide or gain access to a wireless infrastructure for a site can be or have been obtained, the site being in a target area, the target area including portions that are currently served by a wireless communications service provider and portions that are not currently served by the wireless communications service provider, the site having associated therewith at least one potential customer; accepting an indication as to whether the site is in a portion of the target area that can be served by the wireless communications service provider; assigning a priority classification to the site if the site is in a portion of the target area that can be served by the wireless communications provider and the legal rights for the site can be or have been obtained; classifying potential customers at the site as priority potential customers if the site is classified as a priority site; and storing an indication of classifications of the potential customers on an electronic storage medium; wherein the assigning, classifying and accepting steps are performed by a computer.