A mobile telecommunication system in which a plurality of different
services can be used, and a method for the location management of mobile
stations in a network which uses the mobile system. An efficient location
management is achieved for the different services using location
management strategies which are independent of each other, instead of
associating the location management strategy to the carrier. A location
management strategy includes a plurality of location management procedures
which have been selected to adapt and optimize the strategy of a specific
service, and which procedures that shall be used for the location
management are decided by which service the user for the time being wants
to utilize, or to which type of subscription the user subscribes.