LOCATION-DEPENDENT CALL FORWARDING

摘要

An improved cellular communications system and method is disclosed which routes incoming calls to those subscribers who do not answer their page. The incoming call is routed to one of a list of alternate numbers, such as a home or work number in a public telephone system. Based upon the last known location of the subscriber within the cellular system, a particular list of such alternate numbers are tried in an effort to contact the subscriber outside the cellular network. Different lists are utilized depending upon the subscriber's last known location. In a first embodiment of the present invention, the various lists are stored in a home location register (26) for the cellular system (10) which forwards a particular list to the mobile switching center (14) servicing the subscriber. In a second embodiment of the present invention, the particular list is stored within and forwarded by a service control point (30) within an intelligent network.