Abstract: A telephone wiretapping system having a call-forward event and reporting processor for producing a call-forward event control signal when a call from a calling party to a predetermined telephone line is to be call-forwarded to a different telephone line. A switch is responsive to the control signal produced by the call forward event and reporting system for switching the recording device from the target telephone line to the call-forward event and reporting processor when the control signal indicates a call-forwarding event. With such an arrangement, the recording device will recorded calling event signals to, or from, the target telephone line even though the calling event signals are occurring at the call-forwarded telephone line. The call-forward event and reporting processor produces signalling information taking place between the telephone line of the calling party and the telephone line of the different, call-forwarded telephone line.

Abstract: A method of intercepting the incoming and outgoing calls of a telecommunications subscriber. The call activity of the telecommunications line of the subscriber is monitored by a call processor of a telecommunications switch and predetermined types of call activity are recorded by a recording device. The switch monitors the call activity of a second telecommunications line upon the detection of a predetermined call feature occurring for the subscriber and the recording device records predetermined types of call activity on the second line upon the monitoring of the second line. The switch may also switch, upon the detection of the predetermined call feature, from monitoring the call activity of the subscriber line to monitoring the call activity of the second line. The switch may also switch the recording device from recording the call activity of the subscriber line to recording the call activity of the second line.