To sum up, the present invention provides a method of handling a DL-only carrier. The network and a communication device can handle the DL-only carrier regularly without performing improper operations. As a result, the communication device can receive a service (e.g., MBMS service) provided via the DL-only carrier by the network.

Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.