Methods and systems for landline access to wireless networks

1. A system for providing landline access to a wireless network, the system comprising:

a landline communications network wherein the landline communications network is coupled to a landline communications device, the landline communications network configured to receive a wireless network landline access number from the landline communications device; and

a multiline hunt group coupled to the landline communications network, the multiline hunt group including one or more dedicated ports, the one or more dedicated ports coupled to the wireless network;

wherein the landline communications network sends a calling number associated with the landline communications device to a service control point as part of a query and receives a multiline hunt group access number from the service control point based at least in part on the query.

2. The system of claim 1 , the system further comprising:

a service control point (“SCP”) coupled to the landline communications network, the service control point coupled to a database, the database storing multiline hunt group location information.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network landline access number is associated with the multiline hunt group.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless network landline access number is a toll-free number.

5. A system for providing landline access to a wireless network, the system comprising:

a landline communications network wherein the landline communications network is coupled to a landline communications device, the landline communications network configured to receive a wireless network landline access number from the landline communications device; and

a multiline hunt group coupled to the landline communications network, the multiline hunt group including one or more dedicated ports, the one or more dedicated ports coupled to the wireless network;

wherein the multiline hunt group is coupled to the landline communications device based at least in part on the landline communications network receiving the wireless network landline access number.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the multiline hunt group is coupled to the wireless network.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein:

the multiline hunt group receives user authentication information from the landline communications device; and

the multiline hunt group sends the user authentication information to the wireless network.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein:

the multiline hunt group receives user call completion information from the landline communications device; and

the multiline hunt group sends the user call completion information to the wireless network.

9. A system for providing landline access to a wireless network, the system comprising:

a multiline hunt group including a plurality of incoming call ports and a plurality of wireless network ports, an incoming call port of the plurality of incoming call ports to receive a call, a wireless network port of the plurality of wireless network ports to send the call to the wireless network;

a landline communications network coupled to the multiline hunt group, the landline communications network including a central office switch; and

a service control point coupled to the landline communications network, the service control point including a database, the database including wireless network landline access information;

wherein:

the central office switch receives the call from a landline communications device, the landline communications device associated with at least one landline telephone number;

the central office switch sends a query to the service control point, the query including at least the landline telephone number;

the central office switch receives a response from the service control point, the response based at least in part on the query, the response including at least a multiline hunt group access number associated with the multiline hunt groups; and

the central office switch sends the call to the multiline hunt group based at least in part on the multiline hunt group access number.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the service control point determines the multiline hunt group access number based at least in part on the wireless network landline access information and the landline telephone number.

11. The system of claim 9 , the system further comprising:

a landline communications device coupled to the landline communications network, the landline communications device associated with at least one landline telephone number.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the landline communications device is a landline telephone.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the landline communications device includes a modem.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the modem is an acoustical modem.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the landline communications device includes a wireless data port.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the wireless data port is configured to wirelessly communicate with a portable electronic device.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wireless data port is configured to wirelessly communicate using radio-frequency signals.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the wireless data port is configured to wirelessly communicate using infra-red signals.

19. A method for providing landline access to a wireless network, the method comprising:

operating a central office switch, the central office switch to receive the call from the landline communications device;

receiving a call from a landline communications device;

receiving calling number information associated with the landline communications device;

sending a query to a service control point, the query including at least in part the calling number information;

receiving a response from the service control point, the response based at least in part on the query, the response including multiline hunt group identification information;

sending the call from the central office switch to a multiline hunt group of a landline communications network, the multiline hunt group associated with the wireless network; and

sending the call to the wireless network.

20. The method of claim 19 , the method further comprising:

operating the landline communications network.

21. The method of claim 20 , the method further comprising:

operating the landline communications device, the landline communications device coupled to the landline communications network.

22. The method of claim 19 , wherein the multiline hunt group identification information includes a telephone number of the multiline hunt group.

23. The method of claim 19 , wherein sending the call to a multiline hunt group of a landline communications network is based at least in part on the multiline hunt group identification information.

24. The method of claim 19 , wherein the call is a call to a toll-free telephone number.

25. The method of claim 19 , the method further comprising:

operating the landline communications network;

operating the landline communications device, the landline communications device coupled to the landline communications network;

receiving user authentication information from the landline communications device; and

sending the user authentication information to the wireless network.

26. The method of claim 25 , the method further comprising:

receiving call completion information from the landline communications device; and sending the call completion information to the wireless network.

27. The method of claim 26 , the method further comprising:

receiving a call completion request from the wireless network; and

completing the call to a called landline communications device based at least in part on the call completion request.

28. A method for providing landline access to a wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising:

operating a landline telecommunications device;

receiving at a central office switch a call to a wireless telecommunications network access telephone number from the landline telecommunications device;

switching the call to a multiline hunt group of the landline telecommunications network, the multiline hunt group associated with the wireless telecommunications network;

sending the call to the wireless telecommunications network via a dedicated port of the multiline hunt group, the dedicated port being coupled to the wireless telecommunications network.

29. A method for providing landline access to a wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising:

operating a landline telecommunications device;

receiving a call to a wireless telecommunications network access telephone number from the landline telecommunications device wherein receiving the call to the wireless telecommunications network access telephone number includes receiving calling number information associated with the landline telecommunications device;

sending a query to a service control point, the service control point including a database storing multiline hunt group connection information, the query including the calling number information;

receiving a response from the service control point, the response including at least a portion of the multiline hunt group connection information;

sending the call to a multiline hunt group of the landline telecommunications network, the multiline hunt group associated with the wireless telecommunications network; and

sending the call to the wireless telecommunications network.

30. The method of claim 29 , wherein:

the multiline hunt group connection information includes a plurality of multiline hunt group telephone numbers; and

the at least a portion of the multiline hunt group connection information includes one or more of the plurality of multiline hunt group telephone numbers.

31. The method of claim 29 , wherein sending the call to the multiline hunt group of the landline telecommunications network is based at least in part on the at least a portion of the multiline hunt group connection information.

32. A system for providing landline access to a wireless network, the system comprising:

means for receiving a call from a landline communications device;

means for receiving calling number information associated with the landline communications device;

means for sending a query to a service control point, the query including at least in part the calling number information;

means for receiving a response from the service control point, the response based at least in part on the query, the response including multiline hunt group identification information;

means for sending the call to a multiline hunt group of a landline communications network, the multiline hunt group associated with the wireless network; and

means for sending the call to the wireless network.

33. The system of claim 32 , wherein the multiline hunt group identification information includes a telephone number of the multiline hunt group.

34. The system of claim 32 , wherein the means for sending the call to a multiline hunt group of a landline communications network is responsive at least in part to the multiline hunt group identification information.

35. A method for providing landline access to a wireless network, the method comprising:

a step for receiving a call from a landline communications device;

a step for receiving calling number information associated with the landline communications device;

a step for sending a query to a service control point, the query including at least in part the calling number information; and

a step for receiving a response from the service control point, the response based at least in part on the query, the response including multiline hunt group identification information;

a step for sending the call to a multiline hunt group of a landline communications network, the multiline hunt group associated with the wireless network; and

a step for sending the call to the wireless network.

36. The method of claim 35 , wherein the multiline hunt group identification information includes a telephone number of the multiline hunt group.

37. The method of claim 35 , wherein the step for sending the call to a multiline hunt group of a landline communications network is based at least in part on the multiline hunt group identification information.

38. A computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions to be executed by a processor for providing landline access to a wireless network, the plurality of instructions comprising instructions to:

receive a call from a landline communications device;

receive calling number information associated with the landline communications device;

send a query to a service control point, the query including at least in part the calling number information; and

receive a response from the service control point, the response based at least in part on the query, the response including multiline hunt group identification information;

send the call to a multiline hunt group of a landline communications network, the multiline hunt group associated with the wireless network; and

send the call to the wireless network.

39. The computer-readable medium of claim 38 , wherein the multiline hunt group identification information includes a telephone number of the multiline hunt group.

40. The computer-readable medium of claim 38 , wherein the instructions to send the call to a multiline hunt group of a landline communications network are responsive at least in part to the multiline hunt group identification information.

41. A system for providing landline access to a wireless network, the system comprising:

a landline communications network;

a multiline hunt group coupled to the landline communications network, the multiline hunt group including one or more dedicated ports, the one or more dedicated ports coupled to the wireless network; and

a landline communications network administration system coupled to the landline communications network, the landline communications network administration system to track usage of the multiline hunt group wherein the landline communications network administration system sends usage records to the wireless network, the usage records based at least in part on the tracked usage of the multiline hunt group.