System and method for providing recorded messages on a communications network

Abstract

A system and method is provided for providing, maintaining and accessing recording announcements in a telecommunications system. In the preferred embodiment, the system comprises at least one central office coupled to a telecommunication network. An announcement service node comprising a data schema and an application for accessing the data schema is coupled to the telecommunications network. The announcement service node is accessible by one or more central offices coupled to the telecommunications network. A storage mass is coupled to the announcement service node for storing recorded announcements.

1 . A system for providing recorded announcements on a communications network comprising:
 at least one central terminal for routing communications on the communication network and in communication with the network; and   an announcement service node coupled to the at least one central terminal further comprising a data schema and an application server for accessing the data schema,   wherein the application server is accessible by more than one central terminal coupled to the communications network and,   wherein said data schema comprises a storage mass for storing a plurality of recorded announcements.   
   
   
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