Hot Access network Change (HAC) facilitated by 3P-AAA and 3P-C&B

In this paper
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, a new vision is presented for Hot Access network Change (HAC) facilitated by Third-Party Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (3P-AAA) and Third-Party Charging and Billing (3P-C&B), utilizing a consumer-based techno-business infrastructure (rather than the subscriber-based one currently in use), which will enable a loose dynamic (even casual) consumer-type association between consumers (mobile users) and network/service providers. The technological implications of this vision are explained, and the key technological innovations required to support it are outlined.