Systems and methods for exchanging wireline messages with wireline telephones

A method for providing wireline text messaging service at a terminating station, comprising:

• receiving a wireline text message associated with a directory number;
• sending the wireline text message to a wireline message database;
• storing the wireline text message in the wireline message database;
• initiating a telephone call that is directed to the directory number at a service node;
• sending the telephone call to a service switching point;
• actuating a trigger;
• creating a first data message at the service switching point;
• sending the first data message to a service control point to access the wireline text message associated with the directory number and stored in a wireline message database associated with the service control point;
• extracting the wireline text message from the wireline message database;
• creating a second data message comprising the wireline text message;
• sending the second data message to the service switching point;
• and
• sending the wireline text message to the terminating station.

A system for providing wireline text messaging service to a terminating station, comprising:

• a service control point for receiving a wireline text message, storing the wireline text message in a wireline message database, associating the wireline text message with a called directory number;
• and sending the wireline text message to the terminating station;
• and
• a wireline database coupled to the service control point for receiving the wireline text message, the wireline database being adapted to store wireline text messages associated with called directory numbers.