Mobile communication terminal and method for processing communication function during DMB (digital multimedia broadcasting) output

Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal and a method for processing a communication function during DMB output. The mobile communication terminal includes a digital broadcasting data receiving unit for receiving digital broadcasting data, a communication state detecting unit for controlling storage or output of received digital broadcasting data based on communication state information of the mobile communication terminal, a storage unit for storing the received digital broadcasting data under a control of the communication state detection unit, and an output unit for outputting the received digital broadcasting data or the digital broadcasting data stored in the storage unit. The method includes the steps of determining whether a communication request is generated during the digital broadcasting output and, if the communication request is generated, stopping digital broadcasting data output and storing received digital broadcasting data.