associating the excluded portable communications device user with the affinity group in {HEAD ~ response} to {TAIL ~ the input}; and 
to
associating the excluded portable communications device user with the affinity group in { HEAD ~ response } to { TAIL ~ the input } ; and
OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH OTH HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD HEAD REL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL TAIL OTH OTH