disclosed are methods for determining which page attempt to shed . in accordance with these methods , when a page attempt from a first sequence directed to a first access terminal contends with a page attempt from a second sequence directed to a second at for transmission over the air interface of a ran , the ran determines which sequence has been shed to a greater extent . the ran then transmits the page attempt from the sequence that has been shed to a greater extent and sheds the page attempt from the sequence that has been shed to a lesser extent . the methods advantageously help to avoid one sequence of page attempts being disproportionately shed .