A system and method for electronically exchanging information related to
telecommunication services includes separating data representing the
information to be exchanged into predefined segments corresponding to
telecommunication services, associating a segment identification code
with each segment, and grouping each segment identification code with
corresponding data. The system and method also include concatenating the
segment identification codes and associated data according to a
predefined sequence to form an electronic transaction and transmitting
the electronic message to a telecommunications wholesaler or reseller.
Preferably, the information is exchanged over a TCP/IP connection in an
interactive, transaction-based exchange.