methods , systems , and apparatuses are disclosed for reducing interference between wireless network cells . the embodiments may include : transmitting , by a base station , a physical broadcast channel in predetermined time slots in a frame ; receiving , by the base station , interference information for other base stations indicating interference levels associated with its wireless transmit / receive units ; wherein particular neighboring base stations having high interference are identified based on the received interference information ; and reducing , by the base station , transmission power in the predetermined time slots in response to the interference levels .