A communication control method according to a first aspect is used in a cellular communication system including a user terminal operating in either one of states, a connected state or an idle state. The communication control method comprises a step of performing, by UE 100, a random access procedure for a cell, in the idle state. The step of performing the random access procedure includes the steps of: transmitting, by the UE 100, a small amount of data to the cell; and ending, by the UE 100, the random access procedure without transitioning to the connected state, after transmitting the small amount of data.