Patent ID: 8611848

Claim:
A communication method, comprising: allocating a subset of a plurality of wireless telecommunication network resources for use by mobile devices of authorized emergency personnel, the allocated subset of wireless telecommunication network resources including a communication channel on a base station antenna; allowing general access to the allocated communication channel on the base station antenna so long as no call is made from or to an authorized emergency personnel mobile device; monitoring the allocated communication channel on the base station antenna to determine whether call volume is at or near capacity of the allocated communication channel on the base station antenna; monitoring incoming and outgoing calls to determine whether a new call is to or from an authorized emergency personnel mobile device; disconnecting an ongoing general access call using the allocated communication channel on the base station antenna in response to determining that call volume is at or near capacity and determining that the new call is to or from the authorized emergency personnel mobile device; and connecting the new call to or from the authorized emergency personnel mobile device via the allocated communication channel on the base station antenna in response to disconnecting the general access call.