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System, method and computer program product for facilitating the provision of internet service combining the advantages of local ISP ownership and national scale

  • US 20020143675A1
  • Filed: 04/03/2001
  • Published: 10/03/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for billing for guaranteed bandwidth network service, comprising:

  • a) receiving a request from a user at a computer terminal;

    b) determining a destination of the request;

    c) transmitting the request to the destination utilizing a first network and a second network based on the destination;

    d) tracking the transmission of the requests to the destination utilizing the first network and the second network; and

    e) billing the user from a first entity for requests transmitted utilizing the first network, and a second entity for requests transmitted utilizing the second network.

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