Provided are methods and apparatuses for processing indication information. According to a method for processing indication information, a predetermined network element determines a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) to be suspended; and the predetermined network element sends, to an Evolved Node B (eNB), indication information used for indicating that the MBMS is to be suspended. The indication information is used for indicating the eNB receiving the indication information to send Multicast Channel (MCH) Scheduling Information (MSI) to User Equipment (UE), and the MSI includes a specific value used for notifying the UE of the MBMS to be suspended.