A message originates from a mobile station which is operable within a
wireless network. In disclosed examples, the wireless network has a
Messaging Service Center (MSC). The MSC determines whether the MSC stores
a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) corresponding to a destination mobile
directory number (MDN) that is inputted via the mobile station. Then, the
MSC sends the message to the URI corresponding to the MDN if the first
MSC stores the URI corresponding to the MDN. The MSC sends a request to
find the URI corresponding to the destination MDN to an external
tElephone NUmber Mapping (ENUM) server, if the first MSC does not store
the URI corresponding to the destination MDN. The MSC sends the message
to the URI corresponding to the destination MDN if the external ENUM
server sends the URI corresponding to the destination MDN. The MSC also
indicates charging policy for delivery of message based on a billing
identification corresponding to the destination MDN or URI that is stored
in the MSC in the same table.