Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: "Barton F. Bruce" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Dynamic Bidding For Cheapest LD Service Message-ID: <12506@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 24 Sep 90 01:55:53 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Organization: Cambridge Computer Associates, Inc. Lines: 20 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 672, Message 4 of 10 I wonder if LECs could get into the LD brokering business in the following way: I would be perfectly happy if they got a reasonable and VERY small commission to perform the following service for me. If there were some way the IXCs could dynamically on a minute by minute basis advertise their willingness to accept traffic at substantially lower than normal rate probably in some predefined steps, the LEC could connect me to the current bargain of the minute carrier. Perhaps some SS7 message could carry the bid pricing. Perhaps the 10000 code is unassigned it could be the flag that I was requesting optimised routing to brokered cutrate service. Perhaps this optimised routing should be for some flat monthly service charge rather than a call by call charge. This could lead to some very interesting off hours pricing, and if the 'big boys' didn't want to bid, maybe some resellers of BIG-BOY's services would bid, probably forcing everyone to.