A wireless communication terminal including: a switching section for switching between a first communication system in which an upper limit value of a transmission rate varies and a second communication system; a reception section for receiving an information indicating the upper limit value of the transmission rate in the first communication system, from a base station; a comparison section for making a comparison between the upper limit value received by the reception section and a predetermined reference value, either at a communication start time or during communication with the base station in the first communication system; and a control section for performing switching control of the switching section so as to perform communication in the second communication system when the upper limit value is lower than the reference value as a result of the comparison by the comparison section.