Patent ID: 8223935

Claim:
A system comprising: a network layer including a telecommunications network adapted to deliver communication services to an end user of a plurality of end users, the plurality of end users comprising at least one user accessing telecommunication services under each of a plurality of payment models including a prepaid model, a post-paid model, and a now-paid model; a gateway layer communicatively coupled with the network layer and adapted to receive a request for service from the end user via the network layer and request authentication of the end user and authorization of the service requested; a revenue capture layer communicatively coupled with the gateway layer and adapted to receive the request for authentication of the end user and authorization of the service requested from the gateway layer and perform authentication of the end user and authorization of the service requested; and a revenue management layer communicatively coupled with the revenue capture layer and adapted to maintain one or more data stores of information including customer account information for the end user and pricing information for the communication services, wherein the revenue capture layer performs authentication of the end user based on the customer account information and performs authorization of the service requested based on the customer account information and the pricing information for the communication services, wherein the revenue management layer further comprises a revenue analysis module adapted to provide real time verification, reporting, analysis, and control of events within the system and wherein the revenue analysis module further comprises a revenue intelligence module adapted to perform real-time revenue simulations for each of the plurality of payment models during delivery of the communications services to the end user.