A method and system are provided for allowing a calling party to save for
subsequent retrieval and review information obtained from an information
retrieval system. A calling party places a call to either an interactive
voice information retrieval system or to a telephone directory number
that is associated with a telecommunications network-based voice mail
system that provides interactive information to calling parties. The call
is either routed directly to the general information retrieval system or
via the telecommunications network to the network-based voice mail
system. Once the calling party receives desired information, the calling
party may select a number of options to save the information to a memory
location from which the calling party may subsequently retrieve and
review the information. The information may be sent to and stored at the
calling party's own network-based voice mail system, or the calling party
may have the information sent to and stored at a temporary voice mail box
provided by the information provider. The information may be saved to an
Internet-based website from which the calling party may subsequently
retrieve the information. The information may be forwarded to a separate
telephone directory number for receipt by a third person or for storing
on a remote voice mail system. Additionally, the information may be
electronically mailed to the calling party's electronic mail address for
subsequent retrieval.