Method and system to broker a service access transaction

A machine-readable medium embodying a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

• facilitate service access by a customer via a first service provider of a plurality of service providers;
• automatically create a transaction record recording the service access at a first data source;
• automatically communicate the transaction record from the data source to a settlement system configured to settle a service access transactions via the plurality of service providers;
• and
• automatically determine a sell rate for the service access transaction recorded in the transaction record, the sell rate being the rate charged for the service access by an access broker and being determined utilizing a customer and/or location identifier for the customer as recorded in the transaction record.

A system to broker a service access transaction, the method including:

• means for facilitating service access by a customer via a first service provider of a plurality of service providers;
• means for creating a transaction record recording the service access at a first data source, and automatically to communicate the transaction record to a settlement system;
• and
• means for determining a sell rate for the service access transaction recorded in the transaction record, the sell rate being the rate charged for the service access by an access broker and being determined utilizing a customer and/or location identifier for the customer as recorded in the transaction record.

A method of brokering a service access transaction, the method including:

• receiving information concerning a service access transaction;
• identifying a plurality of customers associated with the service access transaction, wherein the plurality of customers constitute a multi-tier customer structure;
• identifying a plurality of pricing plans, each of the plurality of pricing plans being associated with a respective customer of the plurality of customers;
• and
• calculating a sell price pertaining to the service access transaction for each of the plurality of customers based on a respective associated pricing plan.