Method for enhancing the use of proximity services in a public land mobile network, wherein the public land mobile network comprises an access network, the access network having a base transceiver station for a geographic area, wherein a plurality of user equipments within the geographic area receive control signals (201, 202) from the base transceiver station, wherein the plurality of user equipments are proximity services enabled user equipments, wherein - in case proximity services functionality of a user equipment is activated - the user equipment sends a proximity services activation information to the base transceiver station or to the public land mobile network, wherein - in case proximity services functionality of a user equipment is activated - that user equipment emits a proximity services discovery signal, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the base transceiver station receives a first proximity services activation information related to a first user equipment of the plurality of user equipments, -- in a second step, the base transceiver station receives a second proximity services activation information related to a second user equipment of the plurality of user equipments, -- in a third step, a proximity services broadcast information is broadcast from the base transceiver station to the plurality of user equipments within the geographic area, wherein the proximity services broadcast information informs the plurality of user equipments about the fact that at least the first user equipment and the second user equipment have activated proximity services functionality, -- in a fourth step, the first user equipment starts to emit a first proximity services discovery signal and the second user equipment starts to emit a second proximity services discovery signal. - in case proximity services functionality of a user equipment is activated - that user equipment emits a proximity services discovery signal, wherein the method comprises the following steps: -- in a first step, the base transceiver station receives a first proximity services activation information related to a first user equipment of the plurality of user equipments, -- in a second step, the base transceiver station receives a second proximity services activation information related to a second user equipment of the plurality of user equipments, -- in a third step, a proximity services broadcast information is broadcast from the base transceiver station to the plurality of user equipments within the geographic area, wherein the proximity services broadcast information informs the plurality of user equipments about the fact that at least the first user equipment and the second user equipment have activated proximity services functionality, -- in a fourth step, the first user equipment starts to emit a first proximity services discovery signal and the second user equipment starts to emit a second proximity services discovery signal. -- in a first step, the base transceiver station receives a first proximity services activation information related to a first user equipment of the plurality of user equipments, -- in a second step, the base transceiver station receives a second proximity services activation information related to a second user equipment of the plurality of user equipments, -- in a third step, a proximity services broadcast information is broadcast from the base transceiver station to the plurality of user equipments within the geographic area, wherein the proximity services broadcast information informs the plurality of user equipments about the fact that at least the first user equipment and the second user equipment have activated proximity services functionality, -- in a fourth step, the first user equipment starts to emit a first proximity services discovery signal and the second user equipment starts to emit a second proximity services discovery signal.