An apparatus and method for merging mobile, or wireless, telephone service
with existing wired telephone equipment in a facility, such as a home or
business, are provided. With the apparatus and method, a converter is
associated with the facility such that a wireless telephone number is
associated with the converter. Telephone calls may be made to the
facility via a wireless telephone network and the converter. The
converter receives calls from the wireless telephone network directed to
the converter, converts the format of the wireless telephone call to a
wired telephone call format, and routes these calls to one or more wired
telephone units in the facility. Calls originating from the wired
telephone units in the facility are received by the converter which
converts the call signals to an appropriate format for wireless network
routing, and forwards the call to the wireless network.