1. A mobile communication device for controlling communication in a communication network comprising: an interface adapted to communicate between said mobile communication device and at least one base station in each of a plurality of geographic regions, said at least one base station having an identifier; and, a microcomputer connected to said interface and adapted to maintain a policy associated with each said region; said policy comprising data representative of a plurality of base station identifiers and said microcomputer adapted to determine whether the identifier for said communication in any one of said regions is included in said data; said microcomputer adapted to permit said interface to communicate in accordance with said policy based on said base station identifier.