A system and method that enables subscribers to transfer the airtime
charge for the sending/receiving wireless telephone station to a toll
free call provider to/from whom a wireless toll-free telephone call is
placed. A communication network in accordance with the present invention
includes a plurality of portable wireless telephone stations; a plurality
of wired telephone stations; a plurality of local exchange carriers
(LECs); at least one mobile switching center (MSC) a mobile base antenna
tower. Each MSC, LEC and IXC is adapted to operate a program that
retrieves billing information associated with wireless airtime from a
rating system and then compile the information in a billing statement for
a toll free call provider.