A method of managing connections to base stations from a mobile station, comprising: a) acquiring, at the mobile station, a list of suitable parameters relevant to establishing an active connection to a base station (108, 109, 110) on an authorized connection list with which connection may be asserted by the mobile station, the parameters including cell loading information; b) receiving, at the mobile station, information that is associated with a corresponding one of the base stations (108, 109, 110) that continues thereafter to be specified in the authorized connection list, and retrievably storing, in association with such base station (108, 109, 110), information reflective of such received information, wherein: said information comprises a level of cell loading information associated with the base station, wherein the cell loading information comprises static cell loading information and may further comprise dynamic cell loading information, the static cell loading information is irrespective of a plurality of current activities of the base stations, and the dynamic cell loading information is dependent upon the plurality of current activities of the base stations; the method further comprising; c) selecting, at the mobile station, a base station (108, 109, 110) for particular communications from among those specified in the authorized connection list based upon the suitable parameters and the associated level of cell loading information d) repeating step c) a first time selecting from the authorized connection list a different base station instead of an otherwise qualified first base station due to the suitable parameter information associated therewith indicating that the first base station has an elevated level of congestion compared to the different base station, and i) repeating step c) a second time selecting from the authorized connection list an otherwise qualified second base station despite the suitable parameter information associated therewith indicating that the second base station has an elevated level of congestion compared to a different, unselected base station of the authorized connection list. a) acquiring, at the mobile station, a list of suitable parameters relevant to establishing an active connection to a base station (108, 109, 110) on an authorized connection list with which connection may be asserted by the mobile station, the parameters including cell loading information; b) receiving, at the mobile station, information that is associated with a corresponding one of the base stations (108, 109, 110) that continues thereafter to be specified in the authorized connection list, and retrievably storing, in association with such base station (108, 109, 110), information reflective of such received information, wherein: said information comprises a level of cell loading information associated with the base station, wherein the cell loading information comprises static cell loading information and may further comprise dynamic cell loading information, the static cell loading information is irrespective of a plurality of current activities of the base stations, and the dynamic cell loading information is dependent upon the plurality of current activities of the base stations; the method further comprising; c) selecting, at the mobile station, a base station (108, 109, 110) for particular communications from among those specified in the authorized connection list based upon the suitable parameters and the associated level of cell loading information d) repeating step c) a first time selecting from the authorized connection list a different base station instead of an otherwise qualified first base station due to the suitable parameter information associated therewith indicating that the first base station has an elevated level of congestion compared to the different base station, and i) repeating step c) a second time selecting from the authorized connection list an otherwise qualified second base station despite the suitable parameter information associated therewith indicating that the second base station has an elevated level of congestion compared to a different, unselected base station of the authorized connection list. i) repeating step c) a second time selecting from the authorized connection list an otherwise qualified second base station despite the suitable parameter information associated therewith indicating that the second base station has an elevated level of congestion compared to a different, unselected base station of the authorized connection list.