Network usage analysis system using customer and pricing information to maximize revenue and method

A method for analyzing network subscriber usage, including making business decisions regarding a pricing plan for a first network service provider, the method comprising the steps of:

• collecting network subscriber usage data from the network, the subscriber usage data corresponding to a usage metric for the subscribers, an amount of data transferred for the subscribers, and a quality of service delivered for the subscribers;
• collecting pricing plan information from the first network service provider;
• collecting pricing plan information from a second network service provider;
• analyzing the subscriber usage data using the pricing plan information from both the first and second network service providers;
• and
• adjusting the pricing plan of the first network service provider based on the analysis of the subscriber usage data and the pricing plan information from the first and second network service providers.

A computer readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computer system to perform a method for analyzing subscriber usage of a network comprising the steps of:

• collecting network subscriber usage data from the network, the subscriber usage data corresponding to a usage metric for the subscribers, an amount of data transferred for the subscribers, and a quality of service delivered for the subscribers;
• collecting pricing plan information from a first network service provider;
• collecting pricing plan information from a second network service provider;
• analyzing the subscriber usage data using the pricing plan information from both the first and second network service providers;
• and
• adjusting the pricing plan of the first network service provider based on the analysis of the subscriber usage data and the pricing plan information from the first and second network service providers.