What is disclosed is a method of operating a wireless communication system that serves mobile communication devices. The method includes, in a first plurality of wireless access nodes, broadcasting a first paging zone identifier (ID), wherein the mobile communication devices report the first paging zone ID to a page control system when registering to use one of the first plurality of wireless access nodes. The method also includes, in a second plurality of wireless access nodes, broadcasting a second paging zone identifier (ID), wherein the mobile communication devices report the second paging zone ID to the page control system when registering to use one of the second plurality of wireless access nodes. The method also includes, in a third plurality of wireless access nodes, broadcasting the first paging zone ID and the second paging zone ID, wherein the mobile communication devices do not report to the to the page control system when registering to use one of the third plurality of wireless access nodes if currently using either the first paging zone ID or the second paging zone ID. The method also includes, in the page control system, transferring a first set of pages to the first plurality of wireless access nodes and third plurality of wireless access nodes for delivery to the mobile communication devices reporting the first paging zone ID, and transferring a second set of pages to the second plurality of wireless access and third plurality of wireless access nodes for delivery to the mobile devices reporting the second paging zone ID.