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.

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.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for provisioning recorded announcements onto recorded announcement equipment of a telecommunications network. In one embodiment, a user downloads a desired announcement from a database through a computer network and onto a computer, and then uploads the announcement from the computer to a particular recorded announcement unit. In another embodiment, a user remotely administers a transfer of a digital audio file from a database through a network and to a particular recorded announcement unit. The recorded announcement equipment can reside in any appropriate node of the telecommunications network, including within a central office or within a service node that provides announcements for a plurality of central offices.