Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a nature of address indicator and/or calling party number to support telecommunication features
A call is processed by examining a nature of address indicator in a signaling message associated with the call and allowing the call to complete in a jurisdiction associated with a national nature of address indicator if the nature of address indicator is international. A call is also processed by examining a nature of address indicator in a signaling message associated with the call. A number of digits associated with a calling party number in the signaling message is determined and the call is allowed to complete if the nature of address indicator is national and the number of digits associated with the calling party number exceeds ten.
1. A method of processing a call, comprising:
performing operations as follows on at least one processor:
examining a nature of address indicator in a signaling message associated with a calling party of the call wherein the call is within a jurisdiction having a national nature of address indicator associated with the jurisdiction;
allowing the call to complete in a jurisdiction associated with a national nature of address indicator when the nature of address indicator is international; and
processing a portion of the digits associated with a calling party number to facilitate operation of a service when the nature of address indicator is national;
wherein the signaling message is a signaling system seven initial address message.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
blocking a calling party number in the signaling message from being communicated with the call; and
creating a call record.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the call originates as a wireless call.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
blocking the calling party number from being communicated with the call when the nature of address indicator is international; and
determining whether to block the calling party number to be communicated with the call based on whether the service has been paid for by a customer when the nature of address indicator is national.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service is a push-to-talk service.
6. A system for processing a call, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor and comprising computer executable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
examining a nature of address indicator in a signaling message associated with a calling party of the call wherein the call is within a jurisdiction having a national nature of address indicator associated with the jurisdiction;
allowing the call to complete in a jurisdiction associated with a national nature of address indicator when the nature of address indicator is international; and
processing a portion of the digits associated with a calling party number to facilitate operation of a service when the nature of address indicator is national;
wherein the signaling message is a signaling system seven initial address message.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:
blocking a calling party number in the signaling message from being communicated with the call; and
creating a call record.
8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the call originates as a wireless call.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the operations further comprise:
blocking the calling party number from being communicated with the call when the nature of address indicator is international; and
determining whether to block the calling party number to be communicated with the call based on whether the service has been paid for by a customer when the nature of address indicator is national.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the service is a push-to-talk service.
11. A computer program product for processing a call, comprising:
a computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
examining a nature of address indicator in a signaling message associated with a calling party of the call wherein the call is within a jurisdiction having a national nature of address indicator associated with the jurisdiction;
allowing the call to complete in a jurisdiction associated with a national nature of address indicator when the nature of address indicator is international; and
processing a portion of the digits associated with a calling party number to facilitate operation of a service when the nature of address indicator is national;
wherein the signaling message is a signaling system seven initial address message.
12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
blocking a calling party number in the signaling message from being communicated with the call; and
creating a call record.
13. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the call originates as a wireless call.
14. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
blocking the calling party number from being communicated with the call when the nature of address indicator is international; and
determining whether to block the calling party number to be communicated with the call based on whether the service has been paid for by a customer when the nature of address indicator is national.
15. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the service is a push-to-talk service.