The invention relates to a mobile station apparatus in a communication
system. The communication system comprises a plurality of base stations
for providing mobile communication service within a covered communication
area. The mobile station apparatus comprises a memory for recording a
predetermined access control class and determining which base station the
mobile station apparatus is allowed to camp on for conducting mobile
communication service, a battery for providing electrical power, a
control program, and a power detector for detecting the current power of
the battery, so that when the power detector detects that the power is
lower than a predetermined low power watermark, the power detector issues
a trigger signal. When the control program receives the trigger signal,
the control program overwrites the predetermined access control class, so
as to allow the mobile station apparatus to conduct mobile communication
service through other base stations in the communication area.