Reduction in network congestion

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a telephony connection request at a location in a telephony network, the location separated from an intended recipient of the telephony connection request by a target telephony network;

determining a target addressing information regarding the intended recipient;

accessing a do-not-call list, the do-not-call-list including recipient addressing information;

determining that the target addressing information matches any recipient addressing information;

identifying previous network congestion associated with the intended recipient based on a connection history associated with the intended recipient exceeding a certain threshold value, the connection history providing information related to previous connections or previous connection attempts by the intended recipient; and

denying the telephony connection request based on the determination that the target addressing information matches a recipient addressing information and the identified previous network congestion associated with the intended recipient.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a categorization of the intended recipient based on the addressing information.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining one or more rules regarding the categorization of the intended recipient and, based on the one or more rules, evaluating whether an unsolicited connection request may be sent to the intended recipient.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, based on the determining of any matches, performing at least one of:

forwarding the received connection request;

denying the received connection request;

spoofing a reply; and

redirecting connections to alternative paths.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising notifying a service provider of a sender telephony network, the sender telephony network providing the telephony connection request.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining addressing information regarding the sender of the telephony connection request, the addressing information including at least routing information or a phone number.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising storing, in a connection record, information indicating an attempt by the sender to contact recipients on the do-not-call list, the information including the sender addressing information.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising comparing a number of instances of the sender contacting recipients on the do-not-call list against a threshold, and, based on the comparison, throttling telephony connection requests from the sender.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a reply in response to the telephony connection request, wherein:

forwarding the telephony connection request to an intended recipient would result in a system response; and

the reply differs from the system response.

10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform:

receiving a telephony connection request at a location in a telephony network, the location separated from an intended recipient of the telephony connection request by a target telephony network;

determining a target addressing information regarding the intended recipient;

accessing a do-not-call list, the do-not-call-list including recipient addressing information;

determining that the target addressing information matches any recipient addressing information;

identifying previous network congestion associated with the intended recipient based on a connection history associated with the intended recipient exceeding a certain threshold value, the connection history providing information related to previous connections or previous connection attempts by the intended recipient; and

denying the telephony connection request based on the determination that the target addressing information matches a recipient addressing information and the identified previous network congestion associated with the intended recipient.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform determining a categorization of the intended recipient based on the addressing information.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform determining one or more rules regarding the category of the intended recipient, and, based on the one or more rules, evaluating whether an unsolicited connection request may be sent to the intended recipient.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , further comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform, based on the determining of any matches, at least one of:

forwarding the received connection request;

denying the received connection request;

spoofing a reply; and

redirecting connections to alternative paths.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform notifying a service provider of a sender telephony network, the sender telephony network providing the telephony connection request.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform determining addressing information regarding the sender of the telephony connection request.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform storing, in a connection record, information indicating an attempt by the sender to contact recipients on the do-not-call list, the information including the sender addressing information.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , further comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform comparing a number of instances of the sender contacting recipients on the do-not-call list against a threshold, and based on the comparison, throttling telephony connection requests from the sender.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that when read by a processor perform sending a reply in response to the telephony connection request, wherein:

forwarding the telephony connection request to an intended recipient would result in a system response; and

the reply differs from the system response.

19. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

memory;

wherein the processor and memory are communicably coupled to one another;

wherein the processor is to:

receive a telephony connection request at a location in a telephony network, the location separated from an intended recipient of the telephony connection request by a target telephony network;

determine a target address information regarding the intended recipient;

access a do-not-call list, the do-not-call-list including recipient address information;

determine that the target address information matches any recipient address information;

identify previous network congestion associated with the intended recipient based on a connection history associated with the intended recipient exceeding a certain threshold value, the connection history providing information related to previous connections or previous connection attempts by the intended recipient; and

deny the telephony connection request based on the determination that the target addressing information matches a recipient addressing information and the identified previous network congestion associated with the intended recipient.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the processor determines a categorization of the intended recipient based on the address information.