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From: bcsaic!carroll@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Jeff Carroll)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Dynamic Bidding For Cheapest LD Service
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Date: 1 Oct 90 20:19:25 GMT
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In article <12506@accuvax.nwu.edu> BRUCE@ccavax.camb.com (Barton F.
Bruce) writes:

>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.

Uh, oh...

Before you know it, the Chicago Board of Trade would be dealing in
telephone call futures.

I can hear the radio announcer now reading the daily financial report:

"Long distance, NY to LA, for June delivery; closing at $0.10/min,
down $0.02".


Jeff Carroll
carroll@atc.boeing.com