Patent ID: 8224794

Claim:
A clearinghouse system for communications networks, comprising: one or more computers which interface with a database, said database including records for one or more telecommunications carriers which identify infrastructure needs for one or more telecommunications carriers in terms of one or more of (i) types of equipment and performance characteristics for said types of equipment, (ii) location information including one or more of geographical areas, and (iii) desired business terms for said infrastructure needs, and records of a plurality of end users which identify one or more of (i) telecommunications assets owned or controlled by said end users including geographic location and type of available or existing telecommunications assets (ii) property assets owned or controlled by said end users including geographic location, and (iii) desired business terms or preferences for use of said telecommunications assets or said property assets; one or more electronic interfaces to said one or more computers which permit one or more telecommunications carriers and one or more end users to selectively view or catalog information about (a) available telecommunications assets or properties and locations thereof, (b) the owners or tenants of said available telecommunications assets or properties, (c) infrastructure needs of one or more telecommunications carriers, and (d) proposed business terms for fulfilling said infrastructure needs with said telecommunications assets or said property assets, wherein notification is provided to either or both: one or more of the owners or tenants of said available telecommunications assets or properties; and the one or more telecommunications carriers; when suitable available telecommunications assets or properties for said infrastructure needs of said one or more telecommunications carriers at one or more locations are identified.