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A call billing method and apparatus specifies, on a call-by-call basis, the calling charges incurred by a caller during a call to a sponsor-provided value-added service. The method provides the sponsor real time access to rate tables to specify call billing parameters needed to rate calls made to a

A call billing method and apparatus specifies, on a call-by-call basis, the calling charges incurred by a caller during a call to a sponsor-provided value-added service. The method provides the sponsor real time access to rate tables to specify call billing parameters needed to rate calls made to a sponsor number. A billing number is determined and validated and used to identify the party to receive a billing record for the call. A separate billing record is created for each call to the sponsor\s number which includes sponsor-specified charges determined using the call billing parameters. Another feature enables the caller or called party to provide call billing parameters for billing and identificaiton purposes.

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A method of operating a billing system for billing a caller for charges incurred during a call made over a communication network to a sponsor-provided number, the method comprising the steps of enabling at least one predetermined party of a group of parties associated with the call including the cal

A method of operating a billing system for billing a caller for charges incurred during a call made over a communication network to a sponsor-provided number, the method comprising the steps of enabling at least one predetermined party of a group of parties associated with the call including the caller, a called party and a sponsor of said call to enter at least one call billing parameter directly to the billing system and creating a separate billing record specifying the calling charge for each call to the sponsor number including a party-specified charge determined using said at least one billing parameter.