Patent ID: 7085565

Claim:
A method for controlling a mobile subscriber's local operation in a mobile communication system, in which a mobile station is arranged to roam within a cellular network and to connect to a cell, the method comprises the steps of: defining a set of local parameters for the mobile subscriber; using the set of local parameters to define a localized service area related to special services that are available to the mobile subscriber; defining local parameters of the cell wherein the local parameters of the cell are used to define services that are available in the cell; providing the set of local parameters for the mobile subscriber and the local parameters of the cell to a unit controlling operation of the mobile station, the control unit receiving the same set of local parameters of the mobile subscriber regardless of a current location of the mobile station; comparing the set of local parameters for the mobile subscriber with the local parameters of the cell; and allowing a set of local service for the mobile subscribe on the basis of compatibility of said local parameters; and disallowing another set of service for the mobile subscriber on the basis of compatibility of the local parameters, wherein the special services cover at least one of special tariff in the localized service area or special access rights.