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A dialable directory number is assigned to a particular location area or cell area. A telecommunications user wanting to transmit user defined messages, such as a text message, to mobile stations within that location area or cell area transmits a signal encapsulating the message towards the assigned

A dialable directory number is assigned to a particular location area or cell area. A telecommunications user wanting to transmit user defined messages, such as a text message, to mobile stations within that location area or cell area transmits a signal encapsulating the message towards the assigned directory number. The transmitted signal is then routed through the conventional telecommunications network and delivered to the MSC providing mobile service to that particular location area or cell area. If the specified directory number is associated with a location area within a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), the serving MSC queries the attached visitor location register (VLR) to identify the mobile stations currently located within the specified location area. If the specified directory number is associated with a cell area, the serving MSC communicates with a base station controller (BSC) providing mobile service to that particular cell area. Thereinafter, the received message is transmitted using short message service (SMS) messages to each of the mobile stations determined to be located within the specified geographic area.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for communicating data to a plurality of mobile stations within a mobile telecommunications system, said plurality of mobile stations being served by a particular telecommunications device having a unique directory number and serving a plurality of geographic are

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for communicating data to a plurality of mobile stations within a mobile telecommunications system, said plurality of mobile stations being served by a particular telecommunications device having a unique directory number and serving a plurality of geographic areas, wherein the unique directory number is associated with a particular one of said geographic areas, said method comprising the steps of:transmitting a connection-less signal towards said telecommunications device using said unique directory number as a destination address, the connection-less signal including data for mobile station delivery;receiving said connection-less signal with included data at said telecommunications device;identifying a plurality of mobile stations being served by said telecommunications device and being located within said particular one of the geographic areas; andtransmitting a plurality of messages encapsulating said included data, wherein each of said plurality of messages is transmitted towards one of said identified plurality of mobile stations by said telecommunications device.