Abstract: The invention proposes a detecting and reporting method and apparatus in a user equipment of a machine type communication based communication system. The MTC user equipment firstly detects whether a predetermined event occurs; and the MTC user equipment transmits a first report message to one or more servers if the predetermined event occurs. With the technical solution of the invention, the MTC user equipment can detect the occurrence of the predetermined event, for example, the MTC user equipment being to stolen, the MTC user equipment being in illegal movement, the MTC user equipment being damaged, the MTC user equipment being powered off or a predetermined data value measured by the MTC user equipment being above or below a predetermined threshold, and notify an MTS server. The MTC server can take the further action upon acquisition of the relevant condition, for example, recover the MTC user equipment, bill the user of the MTC user equipment, charge the user of the MTC user equipment, etc.
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