Patent ID: 7003320

Claim:
A method for controlling a user terminal ( 10 ) of a communications network, said user terminal ( 10 ) having a communications unit ( 11 ), a subscriber identification means ( 12 ) including a restricted using mode list (EF-FDN) each entry of which includes an identifier (AI) and/or an ID-number (DN, SSCS) of a communications link and/or a class of communications links which are allowed when a restricted using mode of said user terminal ( 10 ) is enabled, and memory means ( 23 ) for storing entries including identifiers (AI) and associated ID-numbers (DN, SSCS) of communications links; said method comprising the steps of: inputting a request for a communications link; and building-up said requested communications link, if said restricted using mode is not enabled; otherwise comparing said ID-number (DN, SSCS) of said requested communications link with said entries of said restricted using mode list (EF-FDN); and building-up said requested communications link, if said ID-number (DN, SSCS) matches an entry of said restricted using mode list (EF-FDN); otherwise rejecting said request; characterized by comparing said identifier (AI) of a selected entry with said identifiers (A 1 ) of said restricted using mode list (EF-FDN), if an entry in said memory means ( 23 ) has been selected for requesting a communications link; and building-up said requested communications link, if said identifier (A 1 ) matches an entry of said restricted using mode list (EF-FDN); otherwise continuing with comparing said ID-number of said requested communications link with said entries of said restricted using mode list (EF-FDN).