Telecommunication service registry

A method for marketing telecommunication services comprising the steps of:

• receiving at least one telecommunication service description from one or more providers across a publicly accessible network;
• parsing at least one of said telecommunication service descriptions into one or more telecommunication service entries;
• storing said telecommunication service entries into a directory disposed in said publicly accessible network;
• receiving a telecommunication service query from a requester across said publicly accessible network;
• responsive to said telecommunication service query, searching said directory for qualifying telecommunication entries;
• and,
• presenting results of said searching to said requester.

A method of advertising telecommunication services comprising the steps of:

• publishing a telecommunication service description of one or more telecommunication services to a publicly accessible registry across a publicly accessible network, wherein said telecommunication service description comprises connectivity information;
• receiving a connection request from a requester application that utilizes said connectivity information;
• establishing a connection between said requester application and said provider application across said publicly accessible network;
• receiving a telecommunication service request from said requester across said established connection;
• and,
• providing said telecommunication service specified by said telecommunication service request.

A method of purchasing telecommunication services comprising the steps of:

• accessing a publicly accessible registry across a publicly accessible network;
• searching said publicly accessible registry for at least one telecommunication service available from a provider;
• responsive to said searching, selecting at least one telecommunication service;
• receiving a telecommunication service response for said selected telecommunication service, wherein said telecommunication service response specifies connectivity information for connecting to a provider of said selected at least one telecommunication service;
• sending a telecommunication service request to said provider across said publicly accessible network using said connectivity information;
• and,
• receiving requested services through a telecommunication carrier corresponding to said selected telecommunication service.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• receiving at least one telecommunication service description from one or more providers across a publicly accessible network;
• parsing at least one of said telecommunication service descriptions into one or more telecommunication service entries;
• storing said telecommunication service entries into a directory disposed in said publicly accessible network;
• receiving a telecommunication service query from a requester across said publicly accessible network;
• responsive to said telecommunication service query, searching said directory for qualifying telecommunication entries;
• and
• presenting results of said searching to said requester.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• publishing a telecommunication service description of one or more telecommunication services to a publicly accessible registry across a publicly accessible network, wherein said telecommunication service description comprises connectivity information;
• receiving a connection request from a requester application that utilizes said connectivity information;
• establishing a connection between said requester application and said provider application across said publicly accessible network;
• receiving a telecommunication service request from said requester across said established connection;
• and,
• providing said telecommunication service specified by said telecommunication service request.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having a plurality of code sections, said code sections executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform the steps of:

• accessing a publicly accessible registry across a publicly accessible network;
• searching said publicly accessible registry for at least one telecommunication service available from a provider;
• responsive to said searching, selecting at least one telecommunication service;
• receiving a telecommunication service response for said selected telecommunication service, wherein said telecommunication service response specifies connectivity information for connecting to a provider of said selected at least one telecommunication service;
• sending a telecommunication service request to said provider across said publicly accessible network using said connectivity information;
• and,
• receiving requested services through a telecommunication carrier corresponding to said selected telecommunication service.