A system and method capable of providing position information through a data burst message so that a user can use position information without accessing the wireless Internet using a mobile communication terminal. The method including if a position information service for a user of a mobile communication terminal subscribed to the position information service is requested, searching for position information on the relevant terminal in a position information server with position information on a predetermined mobile communication terminal; transmitting the searched position information to a short message service center; and generating a data burst message using the position information received from the short message service center, and transmitting the generated data burst message to the mobile communication terminal.