Control method transmission power of base stations during a soft handoff.

Method command sending power control in a cellular radio system CDMA from a mobile station (60) to a plurality of base (40, 50) stations with which said mobile station is in soft handoff, comprising: - receiving a signal from said mobile station, from each of said base stations; - determining repeatedly, in said mobile station, a power control command based upon said received signals; and - sending each power control command during a plurality of power control groups.