Shared Usage Telecommunications Billing System and Method

A method comprising:

• receiving a selection of a pricing plan including an allotment of shared telecommunications units for use in connection with at least one of a first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service;
• receiving a first set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the first telecommunications service and a second set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the second telecommunications service;
• determining a combined usage by combining the first set of telecommunications service usage data and the second set of telecommunications service usage data;
• and
• determining excess usage charges when the combined usage exceeds the allotment of shared telecommunications units.

A computer readable medium including instructions executable by a processor to:

• receive a selection of a pricing plan including an allotment of shared telecommunications units for use in connection with at least one of a first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service;
• receive a first set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the first telecommunications service and a second set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the second telecommunications service;
• determine a combined usage by combining the first set of telecommunications service usage data and the second set of telecommunications service usage data;
• and
• determine excess usage charges when the combined usage exceeds the allotment of shared telecommunications units.

A method comprising:

• receiving a selection of a pricing plan including an allotment of shared telecommunications units for use in connection with at least one of a first telecommunications service and a second telecommunications service, wherein the allotment of shared telecommunications units comprises a first group allotment and a second group allotment;
• receiving a first set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the first telecommunications service, wherein the first set of telecommunications service usage data includes a first group of first telecommunications service usage data and a second group of first telecommunications service usage data;
• and
• a second set of telecommunications service usage data associated with the second telecommunications service, wherein the second set of telecommunications service usage data includes a first group of second telecommunications service usage data and a second group of second telecommunications service usage data;
• determining a combined usage by combining the first group of first telecommunications service usage data and the first group of second telecommunications service usage data to form a combined first group usage data;
• and
• combining the second group of first telecommunications service usage data and the second group of second telecommunications service usage data to form a combined second group usage data;
• and
• determining excess usage charges when the combined first group usage data exceeds the first group allotment or the combined second group usage data exceeds the second group allotment.