Defining third-party voice mail access numbers in view of LATA boundaries

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:

• one or more instructions for recognizing a voice mail out-dial event;
• one or more instructions for creating a voice mail out-dial message based on the voice mail out-dial event, the voice mail out-dial message including a voice mail out-dial access number, the voice mail out-dial message based on a local access transport area (LATA) boundary associated with a route for forwarding the voice mail out-dial message to a subscriber;
• and
• one or more instructions for forwarding the voice mail out-dial message to the subscriber based on the voice mail out-dial access number;
• and providing authentication services based on the mail out-dial message.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium comprising:

• one or more instructions for providing authentication services;
• one or more instructions for creating a voice mail out-dial message if the authentication services verify a subscriber account, the voice mail out-dial message including a voice mail out-dial access number associated with a route for forwarding the voice mail out-dial message to a subscriber according to one or more local access transport area (LATA) boundaries;
• and
• one or more instructions for forwarding the voice mail out-dial message to the subscriber based on the voice mail out-dial access number.

A device, comprising:

• a memory to store instructions;
• and
• a processor to execute the instructions to:
• generate a voice mail out-dial access message, where the voice mail out-dial access message includes a voice mail out-dial access number associated with a local access transport area (LATA) boundary;
• and
• forward the voice mail out-dial access message to a subscriber via the LATA boundary based on the voice mail out-dial access number;
• perform authentication services based on receiving the voice mail out-dial access message;
• deny forwarding of the voice mail subscriber accounts based on an arrangement of subscribers having associated therewith the voice mail out-dial access number.

A system comprising:

• a voice mail device to:
• provide out-dial services to a voice mail subscriber,
• store a voice mail out-dial access number, the voice mail out-dial access number corresponding to a local access transport area (LATA) boundary, and
• create a voice mail out-dial access message based on the voice mail out-dial access number, the voice mail out-dial access message routable to the voice mail subscriber according to the LATA boundary;
• provide authentication services based on receiving the voice mail out-dial access message;
• and store a plurality of voice mail subscriber accounts having identifiers for corresponding voice mail subscribers each associated with a common LATA boundary.