Methods and systems for providing for calling party name and/or other
information corresponding to a wireless unit to be stored in association
with an identifier of the wireless unit in a location register such as
the home location register (HLR) in a network element of a wireless
network. The network element is configured to accept and support the
TR-1188, wireless intelligent network (WIN), or the like messaging
processes. When a calling party uses a wireless unit to make a call to a
wireline unit of a subscriber having calling name delivery service, the
call is routed in a conventional manner to the service switching point
(SSP) serving the calling line of the wireline unit. Based on the called
party's status as a subscriber, the SSP uses the appropriate messaging
process in a query/response exchange to obtain the calling party name
and/or other information from the appropriate network element that
includes the calling name (or other information) in or has access to an
appropriate location register. The SSP then may provide the calling party
name and/or other information for display on the wireline unit or
associated display device.