Method and apparatus for providing internet service based on user's location information in a communication system

A method for providing an Internet service in a communication system, the method comprising:

• providing, by a search server, to a subscriber station a user interface for selecting whether to provide the Internet service based on location information of the subscriber station;
• acquiring, by the search server, the location information search-requested by the subscriber station using the subscriber station's location information of the communication system or a cell Identifier (ID) last accessed during paging of the subscriber station according to an existence of a location information server in the communication system, if the subscriber station selects to provide the Internet service based on the location information and to transmit a search request;
• searching, by the search server, data corresponding to the search request based on the location information;
• and
• providing, by the search server, to the subscriber station, the data corresponding to the search request,
• wherein the location information is acquired using the subscriber station's location information obtained from the location information server when the location information server exists in the communication system, and the location information is acquired using the cell ID when the location information server does not exist in the communication system.