A telecommunications service implements an account code reporting feature
by storing an account code associated with a subscriber at a service
control point (SCP) in the public switched telephone network (PSTN). When
a call is initiated from the subscriber's terminal, the SCP receives
outgoing call data, including the subscriber's telephone number, a called
party number and an account code entered from the subscriber's terminal.
The SCP determines whether the call is subject to the account code
reporting service and, if so, stores the call data. The SCP transmits the
call data to a service management system accessible by the subscriber via
a graphical user interface through a packet switched data network and an
interactive voice response through the PSTN. The call is subject to the
account code reporting service when the called party number is in the
same local access and transport area as the subscriber's telephone
number.