ACCESS CONTROL FOR CLOSED SUBSCRIBER GROUPS

A user equipment receives from a network a transmitted (broadcast) access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group CSG network is being operated as open or closed, and if it indicates open a user equipment UE that is not a registered member of the CSG is allowed access to the closed subscriber group network as a guest member. The CSG network can provide higher priority services to its registered members by differentiating them over guest members by an indication, received from each UE in its RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL CONNECTION REQUEST message, whether it is registered or a guest. The CSG can also transmit its ID/name for display at the UE so the UE may select whether and which CSG to join.