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Abstract: Femtocells are low-power cellular base stations that are typically deployed indoors in residential, enterprise or hotspots settings. Femtocells operate on licensed spectrum and provide excellent user experience through better coverage for voice and very high data throughputs. For users camped on (in idle mode) macro and approaching their femtocells, it is desirable to discover and reselect to their femtocell even when femtocell is operating on another carrier.