Patent ID: 8768297

Claim:
A method in a cellular telecommunication system for indicating a charging rate to a mobile end user located in both a micro cell and an overlying macro cell of an access network, wherein the micro cell and the macro cell have different charging rates, said telecommunication system including a core network connected to the access network, said method comprising the steps of: receiving in the access network, an access request from the mobile end user via the micro cell or the macro cell, the access request including an identity of the mobile end user and an identifier of the micro cell or macro cell through which the mobile end user sent the access request; selecting in the access network, a charging indication based on the identifier of the micro cell or macro cell and the identity of the mobile end user received in the access request; sending the selected charging indication from the access network to the core network; based on the selected charging indication, selecting in the core network, a charging rate to be sent to the mobile end user; and sending the selected charging rate to the mobile end user prior to the mobile end user incurring charges for network services provided at the selected charging rate.