A system and method for monitoring remote computer access and associated costs
is provided. The system includes a remotely located communication server in communication
with multiple host computer networks and in communication with a network access
server. First and second memory devices contain a list of authorized users for
the host computer networks and a user log for use by a billing computer to generate
bills. The method includes the steps of creating starting and ending time stamps
for each authorized user accessing a respective one of the multiple host computer
networks and creating a user log to generate bills and monitor host computer network usage.