A method and apparatus for providing broadcast group data when a
subscriber unit provides a data service message to a data gateway. The
data service message includes identity of the subscriber unit and
identity of at least one targeted host. The data gateway determines the
data service message is for group data broadcast and temporarily stores
the identity of the subscriber unit and the identity of the at least one
targeted host. Then, the data gateway receives data from a targeted host
of the at least one targeted host. When the identity of the targeted host
is verified, the data gateway provides the data to a group of subscriber
units, wherein the subscriber unit is included in the group of subscriber
units.