Systems and methods for announcing audio calling identification
information associated with an incoming communications signal from a
calling party to a wireless communications device are disclosed. The
invention makes use of a translatable telephone number associated with a
wireless communications device of a subscribing customer. The
translatable telephone number includes a wireless telephone number of a
wireless communications device and also includes an access telephone
number that is associated with an access address serviced by a
communications network. The wireless communications device is typically
serviced by a separate wireless communications network that connects with
the communications network over a communications link. The calling party
dials the access telephone number and the incoming communications signal
is detected, decoded, and processed to generate an audio communication by
the communications network. The communications network also maps the
access address with the wireless telephone number and presents the audio
calling identification information to the wireless communications
network.