A system and method for providing managed point-to-point services are
disclosed. In one embodiment of a system incorporating teachings of the
present disclosure, a services management center may be capable of
receiving a request for connection to a video content source. A
requesting user may be part of one managed network and the content source
may be part of another network. The content source may be able output an
information stream. In operation, the center may determine an address for
the video content source and initiate the formation of at least a portion
of a point-to-point communication link between the requesting user and
the video content source. In some embodiments, the center may be able to
track a metric associated with communication of the information stream
and may generate a billing record at least partially based upon the
metric.