An enhanced facsimile communications environment that enables the transfer of at least one of (a) a document, (b) an origination identifier, and (c) data between at least a first and a second peer facsimile capable system ; the environment comprising: a first Distributed Facsimile Service Provider (DFSP) configured to communicate with at least one first facsimile capable peer system; at least one second DFSP configured to be capable of accessing at least one second facsimile capable peer system ; at least one Federated Facsimile Service Broker (FFSB) configured to register availability of the first and second DFSPs; wherein the first DFSP is configured to receive routing information and at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data from the first facsimile capable peer system destined for the second facsimile capable peer system ; wherein the first DFSP is further configured to, upon reception by the first DFSP of the routing information from the first facsimile capable peer system, communicate with the at least one FFSB that is configured to determine which of the second DFSPs is capable of accessing the at least one second facsimile capable peer system ; based on such determination by the FFSB , the first DFSP being configured to transfer the routing information and the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data to the second DFSP ; and upon the successful transfer of the routing information and the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data to the second DFSP , the first DFSP is configured to delegate to the second DFSP the communication of the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data destined to the second facsimile capable peer system . a first Distributed Facsimile Service Provider (DFSP) configured to communicate with at least one first facsimile capable peer system; at least one second DFSP configured to be capable of accessing at least one second facsimile capable peer system ; at least one Federated Facsimile Service Broker (FFSB) configured to register availability of the first and second DFSPs; wherein the first DFSP is configured to receive routing information and at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data from the first facsimile capable peer system destined for the second facsimile capable peer system ; wherein the first DFSP is further configured to, upon reception by the first DFSP of the routing information from the first facsimile capable peer system, communicate with the at least one FFSB that is configured to determine which of the second DFSPs is capable of accessing the at least one second facsimile capable peer system ; based on such determination by the FFSB , the first DFSP being configured to transfer the routing information and the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data to the second DFSP ; and upon the successful transfer of the routing information and the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data to the second DFSP , the first DFSP is configured to delegate to the second DFSP the communication of the at least one of (a) the document, (b) the origination information, and (c) the data destined to the second facsimile capable peer system . <EOS>