VOICE MESSAGING SYSTEM WITH NON-USER OUTCALLING AND AUTO-PROVISIONING CAPABILITIES

A voice messaging system with non-user outcalling and auto-provisioning capa bilities including an automatic means for configuring a telephone number to become a subscriber to a voice messaging service. The voice messaging system of the present inve ntion facilitates the process of acquiring a voice mailbox by providing non-user outcalling an d auto-provisioning. A voice messaging service user will be able to send a non-user voice message s using the voice messaging service, and, the non-user recipient desiring to s ubscribe to voice mailbox service can acquire a voice mailbox simply by responding to interact ive queries after the reception of the voice message. The system also automatically establishe s call forwarding at the appropriate central office switch and automatically creates a voice m ailbox at the voice messaging system if a non-user recipient desires to become a subscriber to t he voice messaging system.