Method and telecommunication system for transmitting a facsimile message

A method for transmitting a data message from an originating party to a destination, the method comprising:

• determining a destination condition for a destination at a first time using an originating service switching point;
• completing a telephone call comprising a data message from the originating service switching point to the destination if the destination condition was “answer” at a first time;
• suspending the telephone call and launching an information message from the originating service switching point to at least one service control point if the originating service switching point encounters a trigger;
• and
• returning a routing message from the at least one service control point to the originating service switching point to route the telephone call to a messaging platform only if a trigger is encountered at the first time.

A telecommunications system comprising:

• a messaging platform;
• at least one service control point;
• and
• an originating service switching point in communication with the messaging platform and the at least one service control point;
• wherein the originating service switching point is operative to determine a destination condition for a destination at a first time, complete a telephone call to the destination if the destination condition was “answer” at a first time, and suspend the telephone call and launch an information message to the at least one service control point if a trigger is encountered;
• wherein the at least one service control point is operative to return a routing message to the originating service switching point to route the telephone call to a messaging platform only if a trigger is encountered at the first time;
• wherein the telephone call comprises one of the following:
• a facsimile message or a data message.