Coupon systems and methods for delivering and redeeming coupons comprise a
communications network defined by at least a wireless telephone network coupled
to a computer network, where the communications network is associated with a plurality
of communication devices that define a group communications net. A communications
manager is operable to provide a group communication session by receiving a data
packet from one member of the group communications net and transmitting the data
packet through the computer network to at least one of the other members of the
group communications net. A coupon module having a plurality of coupons is associated
with the communications manager, and a delivery module is coupled to each of the
coupon module, the communications manager, and the communications network. The
delivery module is operable to monitor the group communication session and to deliver
one of the plurality of coupons to the group communications net. Further, methods
of delivering, authorizing and redeeming the coupons are disclosed.