Patent ID: 8738087

Claim:
A method in a wireless communication device for use in providing restrictions on communications via a cellular network, the method comprising: establishing a tunnel connection between the wireless communication device and a private network, the private network being external to the cellular network; receiving, at the wireless communication device, from the private network, a communication policy associated with an organization of the private network, the communication policy including communication restriction information; storing the communication restriction information in the wireless device; receiving, over a wireless link of the cellular network, data messages via the private network; determining whether a communication from the wireless device is restricted by comparing a user selected code of a communication attempt from the wireless device with one or more codes of the communication restriction information; when the communication is determined to be restricted based on the comparing, disallowing the communication via the cellular network; and when the communication is determined to be unrestricted based on the comparing, allowing the communication via the cellular network.