Apparatus, and an associated method, for allocating radio resources in a radio communication system that provides for data communication services, e.g., reverse link communication services in which data is communicated by a mobile station to a network part of the communication system. A multi level control mechanism is provided in which a lower level radio airlink manager and an upper level radio airlink manager are used together to allocate resources to a mobile station to effectuate the communication service. Both centralized and distributed control is thereby provided.