Abstract: A pull communication system enables a call from a calling party to a called party to be completed directly, irrespective of the location of the called party within a cellular telephone system. In a preferred embodiment, a calling signal is directed to a pull central office that creates switching information used to connect the called party to the calling party. The pull central office includes a switch for receiving the calling signal at a first port. The pull central office also includes a switch controller in communication with the switch, the switch connecting the switch controller to the calling signal. The switch controller obtains a called party identifier from the calling party. The switch controller creates a call request signal that includes the switching information and the called party identifier.