Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating notification of a
user of a mobile station of a commercially-related transaction associated
with the user. When a commercially-related transaction is effectuated, a
report or other message indicative thereof, is generated and routed to a
message generating center, such as a short message service center. Upon
detection of the report, or other message, delivered thereto, a radio
communication system message generator generates, and sends, a message to
the mobile station. Apparatus at the mobile station detects delivery of
the message thereto. And, a notifier notifies the user of the mobile
station of indicia associated with the report of the occurrence of the
commercially-related transaction.