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Automatic number identification (ANI) is a feature of a telecommunications network for automatically determining the origination telephone number on toll calls for billing purposes. Automatic number identification was originally created by AT&T Corporation for internal long distance charging purposes, eliminating the need for telephone operators to manually request the number of the calling party for a toll call.
Method and system for routing of inbound toll-free and tolled communications
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products for consolidating toll-free and / or tolled features of two or more telecommunications networks. The networks may be consolidated via an Enhanced Feature Server (EFS) deployed in a telecommunications network. The EFS may be configured to receive a toll-free and / or tolled communication and route the communication based on the dialed toll-free number and a carrier identification code (CIC) associated with the communication, or based on the dialing number and a CIC. Routing the communication based at least on the CIC associated with the communication allows the telecommunications network to consolidate a redundant network from the telecommunications network. In circumstances where a CIC is not associated with a communication, the EFS may request a data schema from a toll-free database, or from an automatic number identification (ANI) database, and determine a CIC based on an analysis of the data schema.
Owner:LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC