A method for operating a user equipment comprising: configuring at least one processor to cause the user equipment to perform the functions of: upon a determination that the user equipment needs to communicate with a wireless networking base station, determining an extended access barring category of the user equipment and an access class barring call type of the communication; receiving extended access barring category information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; receiving access class barring information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; determining if the user equipment is subject to extended access barring; and upon a determination that the user equipment is not subject to extended access barring, determining whether the user equipment is subject to access class barring based on the access class barring information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; wherein the determination of the extended access barring category of the user equipment is carried out at a non-access stratum layer of a wireless telecommunication protocol stack being used by the user equipment; wherein the non-access stratum layer conveys the extended access barring category and the access class barring call type to an access stratum layer of the wireless telecommunication protocol stack using an extended call type indicator, wherein the extended call type indicator provides information indicating both the extended access barring category and the access class barring call type. configuring at least one processor to cause the user equipment to perform the functions of: upon a determination that the user equipment needs to communicate with a wireless networking base station, determining an extended access barring category of the user equipment and an access class barring call type of the communication; receiving extended access barring category information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; receiving access class barring information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; determining if the user equipment is subject to extended access barring; and upon a determination that the user equipment is not subject to extended access barring, determining whether the user equipment is subject to access class barring based on the access class barring information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; upon a determination that the user equipment needs to communicate with a wireless networking base station, determining an extended access barring category of the user equipment and an access class barring call type of the communication; receiving extended access barring category information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; receiving access class barring information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; determining if the user equipment is subject to extended access barring; and upon a determination that the user equipment is not subject to extended access barring, determining whether the user equipment is subject to access class barring based on the access class barring information broadcast by the wireless networking base station; wherein the determination of the extended access barring category of the user equipment is carried out at a non-access stratum layer of a wireless telecommunication protocol stack being used by the user equipment; wherein the non-access stratum layer conveys the extended access barring category and the access class barring call type to an access stratum layer of the wireless telecommunication protocol stack using an extended call type indicator, wherein the extended call type indicator provides information indicating both the extended access barring category and the access class barring call type.