MCLEAN, Va.-Nineteen network service providers and telecommunications companies, including Amdocs, Andersen Consulting, Convergys Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Portal Software and Sun Microsystems Inc., have formed a working group to develop a new key Internet usage billing standard.
The standard to be developed-called the Internet Protocol Detail Record-establishes an open format that stores data about any Internet activity, and which can be referenced by any network service provider, said the group.
The group’s objective is to reach an agreement on the standard by the end of the year and present the result to the appropriate standards-setting body.
