A user equipment, apparatus and method receives a first system information block (SIB) that is broadcast from a first cell and includes information necessary for accessing the first cell, receives a second SIB other than the first SIB from the first cell in response to a request transmitted by the user equipment for the second SIB, receives and stores in memory area information from the first cell, the area information indicating a predetermined area comprising a plurality of cells including the first cell where the second SIB is applicable, and when the user equipment camps on a second cell, receives information from the second cell indicating an area that the second cell belongs to. A determination is made as to whether to transmit a request for the second SIB to the second cell at least based on the stored area information and the information received from the second cell.