Abstract: A wireless communications network provides the power status for mobile stations served by the wireless communications network to Internet service providers. Internet service providers make the power status for mobile stations available to Internet service provider subscribers. By knowing the power status of a particular mobile device, Internet service provider subscribers can send messages to the mobile device or may call the mobile device, knowing that it is activated and will receive the call.

Abstract: A dual-mode wireless telephone communications system, having a digital wireless communications system (e.g., CDMA) and a second wireless communications system, selectively outputs a rescan command from the digital wireless system to at least one selected dual-mode wireless telephone. The digital wireless communications system outputs the rescan command based on a detected traffic condition in the digital wireless system. The rescan command, output to the selected dual-mode wireless telephone via a digital wireless signaling channel, instructs the selected dual-mode wireless telephone to register with an alternative wireless communications system (e.g., AMPS) when the dual-mode wireless telephone is in an idle state.