Method and system for text-to-speech conversion of caller information

A system and method for providing audible caller information to telephone service subscribers is presented. The system includes a pre-processor that converts textual caller information from a first data format to a second data format suitable for text-to-speech synthesis (TTS). The pre-processor can be incorporated in a service node/intelligent peripheral (SN/IP) in an advanced intelligent network (AIN). In this configuration, the pre-processor can be used to convert caller-ID with name database entries into a predetermined TTS format. The TTS formatted information can be provided to a TTS synthesized included in the SN/IP. In conjunction with a switching service point (SSP), the pre-processor can provide a talking call-waiting feature to subscribers with significantly improved intelligibility.