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Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing cellular handoff. According to embodiments, a method for providing a cellular handoff is provided. According to the method, a first group of users is associated with a first class of service and a first cellular tower. A second grou

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media provide for providing cellular handoff. According to embodiments, a method for providing a cellular handoff is provided. According to the method, a first group of users is associated with a first class of service and a first cellular tower. A second group of users is associated with a second class of service. Whether to hand off the first group of users from the first cellular tower to a second cellular tower is determined based on real-time quality of service provided to at least one of the first group of users and the second group of users. In response to determining to hand off the first group of users from the first cellular tower to the second cellular tower, a handoff of the first group of users from the first cellular tower to the second cellular tower is performed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing cellular handoff, comprising:associating a group of first users with a first subscribed quality of service;associating a first group of second users and a second group of second users with a second subscribed quality of service, the second subscribed qua

What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing cellular handoff, comprising:associating a group of first users with a first subscribed quality of service;associating a first group of second users and a second group of second users with a second subscribed quality of service, the second subscribed quality of service lower than the first subscribed quality of service;assigning the group of first users with the first subscribed quality of service and the first group of second users with the second subscribed quality of service to a first cellular tower;assigning the second group of second users with the second subscribed quality of service to a second cellular tower;determining a real-time quality of service provided by the first cellular tower to the group of first users;determining whether the real-time quality of service provided by the cellular tower to the group of first users falls below the first subscribed quality of service; andin response to determining that the real-time quality of service provided by the first cellular tower to the group of first users falls below the first subscribed quality of service, performing a handoff of the first group of second users from the first cellular tower to the second cellular tower even when the handoff causes a second real-time quality of service provided by the second cellular tower to the first group of second users to fall below the second subscribed quality of service.