Patent ID: 7792268

Claim:
A telecommunication network, comprising: a first public switched telephone network (PSTN); a first central office coupled to said first PSTN, said first central office including a first central office switch for managing interactions with and processing a first plurality of calls associated with said first PSTN; a second PSTN; a second central office coupled to said second PSTN, said second central office including a second central office switch for managing interactions with and processing a second plurality of calls associated with said second PSTN; and a wireless trunk, said wireless trunk including: a first wireless transmission unit in said first central office coupled to said first central office switch; and a second wireless transmission unit in said second central office coupled to said second central office switch; wherein said first transmission unit cooperates with said second transmission unit to communicate said first plurality of calls to said second PSTN and to communicate said second plurality of calls to said first PSTN.