Method for selecting network providing restricted local operator service in wireless communication system and apparatus thereof

A user equipment (UE) configured to select a public land mobile network (PLMN) in a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:

• a communication module;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one computer memory operably connected to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations including:
• performing a registration on a PLMN selected by a user in a manual network selection mode;
• detecting one or more PLMNs offering access to a restricted local operator service (RLOS),
• wherein the detected one or more PLMNs include:
• at least one first PLMN in a RLOS PLMN list within a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) of the UE, and
• at least one second PLMN that is not contained in the RLOS PLMN list, but offers the RLOS;
• and
• initiating a registration for an access to RLOS on any PLMN of the detected one or more PLMNs among PLMNs based on (i) that the registration on the PLMN selected by the user is not successfully achieved and (ii) that the one or more PLMNs offering access to the RLOS are detected.

A method for selecting, by a user equipment (UE), a public land mobile network (PLMN) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• detecting one or more PLMNs offering access to restricted local operator service (RLOS);
• selecting a first PLMN offering RLOS among the detected one or more PLMNs based on a RLOS PLMN list configured in the UE;
• indicating the selected first PLMN,
• wherein the UE is configured with information related to a priority order between PLMNs contained in the RLOS PLMN list;
• and
• initiating a registration for an access to RLOS on the detected one or more PLMNs based on the information related to the priority order between the PLMNs.