Patent ID: 8626620

Claim:
A method in a rating entity of charging a user for access to a service accessible via a communication network, wherein at least two charging-related states are defined, the method comprising the steps of: selecting by the rating entity a tariff proposal entity from a plurality of tariff proposal entities associated with the user by selecting an address for communication with the tariff proposal entity in dependence of a current charging-related state of the at least two charging-related states; receiving at the rating entity from the tariff proposal entity, one or more tariff proposals for charging the user for accessing the service; analyzing by the rating entity the one or more tariff proposals in relation to the current charging-related state of the at least two charging-related states, wherein it is determined if at least one of the one or more tariff proposals complies with at least one tariff setting associated with the current charging-related state; selecting by the rating entity a tariff of the at least one complying tariff proposals for charging the user for access to the service; and, initiating by the rating entity a charging of the user for access to the service according to the selected tariff.