A quick paging system having a base station, a plurality of terminals, and a full paging channel having a plurality of slots for transmitting paging information to the terminals is described. A quick paging channel having a plurality of quick paging channel slots each corresponding to a full paging channel slot is provided wherein at least one indicator is positioned within a selected quick paging channel slot that instructs at least one selected terminal corresponding to the at least one indicator in the quick paging slot to monitor the corresponding full paging channel slot.