A computer network method for conducting payment over a network by
crediting and debiting utility accounts. The computer network includes a
computer connected to the Internet, which performs the following
functions: (1) receiving a payment request from a prospective payer; (2)
confirming the request and verifying payer's identifier and authorization
data; (3) receiving an electronic authority from the payer's utility
service computer indicating whether or not such request has been
approved; (4) crediting and debiting payer's and payee's utility accounts
with the approved amount and (5) confirming this transaction by
responding a receipt to the payer's mobile device and to payee's server.