The present invention provides a wireless communication system capable of
managing peer-to-peer (P2P) communications. In one embodiment of the
invention, upon receiving a request for initiating a call, the system
determines whether P2P communication can be established between the two
mobile terminals. The system also determines an operating mode of the two
mobile terminals for P2P communication. If the P2P communication can be
established between the two mobile terminals and both mobile terminals
are in a default mode for P2P communication, the system establishes P2P
communication between the two mobile terminals. On the other hand, if any
one of the mobile terminals is in a prompt mode, the system sends a
prompt to the mobile terminal in the prompt mode, along with information
about incentives for using P2P communication services. If the user of the
mobile terminal in the prompt mode selects the P2P communication
services, the system allocates resources for setting up a P2P link
between the two mobile terminals. After the P2P communication is
completed, the system sends discounted billing information to the mobile
terminals.