Method for billing cost-based services using current account managed in communication network, involves receiving service request advice by billing unit, and adding to primary or secondary request list assigned to current account

摘要

The method involves receiving a service request advice (AN) by a billing unit (VE) from a recipient side communication terminal (KE1) in the primary phase billing. The service request advice is added to a primary request list (ALE) or to a secondary request list (ALA) assigned to a current account (GHK) and to a service provider (A). An acknowledgement advice (BN1) is received by the billing unit from a provider side communication terminal (KE2) in the secondary phase billing. The service request advice is removed from the primary request list and the secondary request list. The service request advice is removed from the primary request list and the secondary request list, whose request identification corresponds to the request identification of the acknowledgement advice. Another acknowledgement advice (BN2) is transferred to the recipient side communication terminal.