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A system and method for automatically and seamlessly routing telephone calls across a telephone network. The system includes a telephone switch having a computer, a master file and client file stored in the computer, in which the master file is dynamically linked with the client file at routing time

A system and method for automatically and seamlessly routing telephone calls across a telephone network. The system includes a telephone switch having a computer, a master file and client file stored in the computer, in which the master file is dynamically linked with the client file at routing time to produce a selected client telephone number which is transmitted across the telephone network. The system utilizes Automatic Number Identification to identify the calling party. The master file has a plurality of records having a telephone number field and a spatial key field and is updated frequently. The client file has a plurality of records having a spatial key field and a client telephone number. Methods of generating the client files for three client service area definitions are included in the present invention.

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In a telecommunications network, an automated call processing system, comprising: means for receiving a telephone number from a caller location, wherein the telephone number has an associated spatial key; means for determining the spatial key of the telephone number; means responsive to a dialed num

In a telecommunications network, an automated call processing system, comprising: means for receiving a telephone number from a caller location, wherein the telephone number has an associated spatial key; means for determining the spatial key of the telephone number; means responsive to a dialed number for selecting data of a particular client from a plurality of client data accessible by the system; means for finding the determined spatial key in the selected client data and retrieving spatial key dependent data from the client data, wherein: a first location identified by the spatial key, said first location corresponding to the telephone number, is located within one of (a) a predetermined radial distance from a second location corresponding to the retrieved spatial key dependent data and (b) a geographic area bounded by a predetermined polygon that also encloses the second location; and means for transmitting the retrieved spatial key dependent data to the telecommunications network, such that the caller is connected to the second location.