Patent ID: 7239698

Claim:
A network interface device located at a customer's premises, comprising: a first external interface that receives a plurality of telecommunication services via a coaxial connection from a first telecommunication service provider, wherein the services are received using Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications; a second external interface that receives an additional telecommunication service from a second telecommunication service provider; at least two distinct internal interfaces that distribute the plurality of telecommunication services and the additional telecommunication service to at least two distinct internal transport media; and a processor programmed to: receive a first set of configuration instructions from a first control point of the first telecommunication service provider, the first control point remote from the customer premises; receive combined signals comprising the telecommunication services from the first external interface; process the combined signals into separate signals representative of distinct telecommunication services; receive a second set of configuration instructions from a second control point of the second telecommunication service provider, the second control point remote from the customer premises; receive an additional signal comprising the additional telecommunication service from the second external interface; combine the additional signal and at least one of the separate signals to create a first combined signal; and map the first combined signal and one or more of the remaining separate signals to separate ones of the at least two distinct internal interfaces for distribution at the customer's premises via the internal transport media, thereby providing only those telecommunication services as allowed according to the first and second sets of configuration instructions.