METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BROADCAST CALL

The invention concerns a method of controlling a broadcast call in a telecommunications network ( 30 ) and a broadcast call control system ( 2 ). The telecommunications network ( 30 ) comprises switching units ( 214 to 220 ) for providing telephone connections to subscribers ( 221 to 230 ) of the telecommunications network ( 30 ). First, a broadcast call is triggered by one of one or more trigger servers ( 210, 211, 2101 to 2151 ) of a broadcast call control system ( 2 ) operating in parallel to the telecommunications network ( 30 ). This includes specifying data identifying a group of subscribers ( 221 to 230 ) of the telecommunications network ( 30 ) to be reached by the broadcast call and an announcement to be made to the group of subscribers ( 221 to 230 ) in the broadcast call. Then, a connection setup to each subscriber of the group of subscribers ( 221 to 230 ) in a cascade is requested and the announcement is replayed to each subscriber ( 221 to 230 ) a connection has been established to.