Patent ID: 8494483

Claim:
A method of providing telecommunication services for subscribers of multiple different operators, using a single communication network comprising network resources and being controlled by an operator-independent network supervisor, wherein the network resources comprise different physical and human resources, and wherein said operators handle subscriptions and sell the services, and said network supervisor controlling the network by managing the different physical and human resources in the network needed to technically provide the services, comprising the operator-independent network supervisor performing the following steps: receiving a service request from a subscriber; identifying the operator to which the subscriber belongs; the operator-independent network supervisor dynamically assigning those ones of the network resources needed for the requested service on a service delivery or call basis, wherein any of the network resources in said communication network are available for all the operators to utilize; delivering the requested service for the subscriber using the assigned network resources; determining the amount of network resources consumed for the subscriber during the service delivery, after each service delivery or call; and charging the identified operator of the subscriber for the network resources consumed during the service delivery.